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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 “polyp” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

47 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
polyp12561153(None) 
poly96235151poly_
polypi13458591polypi
polyps13479761polyps
polys105718761polys
coly96940532coly_
holp95727552hol_p
holy106333432holy_
moly96031912moly_
palp85828572pal_p
paly95835532paly_
pily96132732pily_
plop86625742p_lop
ploy96123602ploy_
ploys105816592ploys
ply86323552p_ly_
pogy105623552pogy_
poky135922152poky_
pol56449382pol__
polar75623452polar
pole65951302pol_e
poled84934842poled
poler74431792poler
poles75351002poles
poleyn1157322poleyn
polio75722552polio
polis74731162polis
polka11310412polka
poll66332132pol_l
polls74627722polls
polo66236632pol_o
polos76129912polos
pols66044562pol_s
polyol1138712polyol
polyped1537172polyped
polypod1546982polypod
polypus14346932polypus
pomp106225462po_mp
pony96434052pony_
poop86532812po_op
pop76252252po__p
poppy114813192poppy
posy96028422posy_
poxy166820892poxy_
pulp84825352pul_p
pulpy124612362pulpy
tolyl84710092tolyl

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800471.39038705.0
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691471.719103950.6
 
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