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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forphotoresist” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
photoresist165640(None) 
photoresists1754441photoresists
photochemist2485933photochemist
photolysis1846693photolysis_
hotpress1344304_hotpres_s_
motorist10314414_motor__ist
pastoralist1357464pastoralist
pheresis1377634ph__eresis_
phonetist1448814ph__onetist
phonologist17411564phonologist
phoresies1447994ph__oresies
photocells1754564photocells_
photochemists2584804photochemists
photogenes1648874photogenes_
photogenic1848284photogeni_c
photokinesis2153534photokinesis_
photolyses1846654photolyses_
photomasks2153744photomasks_
photoperiod1994494photoperiod
photoreduce1962834photoreduce
photoset13414284photo__s_et
photosets1447824photose_ts_
photostat1447994photo__stat
phototaxis2256504phototaxis_
phototropism2156314phototropism
phytochemist2774814phytochemist
poorest9312774p_o_ore__st
prothesis1449434prot_hesis_

Search took 10 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911488190.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit148819289.42315793.2
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691289.59218629.2