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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 “scaphoid” 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.

40 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
scaphoid164605(None) 
scaphoids1744601scaphoids
scaphopod1952322scaphopod
acanthoid1553933acanthoid
acaroid103512313aca_roid
aphid115515393__aph_id
cactoid12311033_cactoid
capsid11312423_cap_sid
cepheid1545433_cepheid
haploid1339833_haploid
lymphoid1945083lymphoid
saphead1357773s_aphead
sapid84720933s_ap__id
sapwood1366913s_apwood
sarcoid10310453s_arcoid
scaffold1742233scaffold
scaped115519553scap__ed
scaphopods2052213scaphopods
scapose1147753scap_ose
scaraboid1443753scaraboid
scarphed1635443scarph_ed
scathed134012643scath_ed
schizoid2344353schizoid
sciaenoid1242953sciaenoid
scincoid1344753scincoid
scirrhoid1552723scirrhoid
sciuroid1144403sciuroid
scleroid1147213scleroid
scorpioid1443293scorpioid
scyphi1643173scyph_i_
sepaloid1146763sepaloid
sialoid8310963sia_loid
skyphoi1963013skyphoi_
sparoid102311543spa_roid
strophoid1567203strophoid
sulphid1346113sulph_id
sylphid1645963sylph_id
syrphid1646103syrph_id
typhoid1648133_typhoid
xiphoid2045923_xiphoid

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162408.06318127.5
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691408.49921024.9
 
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