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

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

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

49 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
polynya154406(None) 
polynyas1644451polynyas
polynyi1544091polynyi
polenta9310092polenta
polyoma1447022polyoma
polypnea1544252polypnea
colony115417273colony_
holyday1743773holyday
playa105812943p_l_aya
plena75816393p_len_a
pogonia1048933pogonia
polentas1038743polentas
poleyn1157323pol_eyn
poleyns1236113poleyn_s
policy133211513policy_
poling93526503polin_g
polity113015863polity_
polka11310413pol__ka
pollinia1046803pollinia
poly96235153pol__y_
polyantha17153213polyantha
polycot14510123polycot
polyene1259363polyene
polyenes13510063polyenes
polyenic1547673polyenic
polygala1443893polygala
polygon1346933polygon
polygony1744983polygony_
polygyny1643173polygyny
polymer1438063polymer
polyol1138713poly_ol
polyols1238493polyols
polyomas1546993polyomas
polyonymy1862713polyonymy
polyp125611533pol__yp
polyped1537173polyped
polypi13458593poly_pi
polypneas1644003polypneas
polypod1546983polypod
polyps13479763poly_ps
polypus14346933polypus
polys105718763pol__ys
polyteny1665193polyteny_
polytype1844753polytype
polyuria1355823polyuria
polyvinyl2051783polyvinyl
polyzoan2244593polyzoan
pony96434053po__ny_
porny106020193po_rny_

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027495.94022563.5
3Display Results49490.0133769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691496.35928100.5
 
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