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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 “protoderm” 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.

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
protoderm144530(None) 
protoderms1544401protoderms
proctodeum1762412proctodeum
promodern1444132promodern
brooder103811623bro_oder_
brooders112610243bro_oders
ectoderm1383793_ectoderm
entoderm1175343_entoderm
placoderm1642653placoderm
premodern1444423premodern
preterm11310163pret__erm
proctodaeum1861273proctodaeum
proctodea1443793proctode_a
proctodeums1861913proctodeums
prodder1147953pro_dder_
prodders1237463pro_dders
promoter12311453promoter_
promoters13310093promoters
proofer12149103pro_ofer_
proofers13118363pro_ofers
proposer121810633proposer_
proposers13228523proposers
protonema1345413protonema
prouder10310383pro_uder_
provider1436703provider_
providers1535593providers
provoker1784913provoker_
provokers1894203provokers

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641288.08018396.2
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691288.51620983.0
 
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