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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 “professorships” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

32 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
professorships2411252(None) 
professorship23112641professorship_
protectorships2362873protectorships
praetorships1954544pr_ae_torships
precentorships2362514precentorships
preceptorships2262484preceptorships
proctorships21154624pro__ctorships
professorates1862354professor_ates
professorial1753664professor__ial
professoriat1764004professor__iat
professoriates1961964professoriates
professoriats1862804professor_iats
professors1555254professor____s
protectorship2262954protectorship_
censorships1854595___censorships
governorships2262315_governorships
pastorships1895895p___astorships
praetorship1854645pr_ae_torship_
precentorship2262485precentorship_
preceptorship2162445preceptorship_
premierships2163165pr__emierships
priorships1755395pr____iorships
processors1446435processor____s
proconsulships237925proconsulships
proctorship20164815pro__ctorship_
professor1445035professor_____
professorate1762955professor__ate
professorially2271885professorially
professoriate1862645professor_iate
proprietorships2171505proprietorships
rectorships1855525_r__ectorships
sponsorships1962925spo__nsorships

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024326.39314863.8
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691326.76626410.1
 
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