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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 “saphenae” 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.

36 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
saphenae134485(None) 
saphena1235861saphena_
saphenas1345711saphenas
saphead1357772saphe_ad
sapience12106612sapience
sphene113412402s_phen_e
achene11313813_achen_e
aphthae1544703_aphthae
camphene1746613camphen_e
catenae9311373ca_tenae
daphne12237013daph_n_e
haptene123810933hapten_e
hyphenate2044503hyphenate
phenate12412193__phenate
raphae114311733raph__ae
salience10117903salience
sapheaded1644183sapheaded
sapheads1466083sapheads
saphenous1444873saphenous
sapiences13116423sapiences
sapiency15114493sapiency
sapiens9310173sapien_s
sapient9415333sapien_t
sapients1037423sapients
sarcinae1047193sarcinae
siphonage1542953siphonage
siphonal1345313siphonal
sithence1344793sithence
spahee11313443spahe__e
spence103813793s_p_ence
spense83912433s_p_ense
sphenes123013163s_phenes
sphenic1449093s_phenic
spheral1238423s_pheral
sphere113313663s_phe_re
tapenade1145003tap_enade

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162366.67321903.5
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691367.10625146.5
 
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