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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 “scorpion” 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.

44 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
scorpion124480(None) 
scorpions1344211scorpions
scorpioid1443292scorpioid
sorption1037512s_orption
abortion1048103abortion
accordion1443123accordion
acromion1246063acromion
campion133011413_campion
carrion9312673_carrion
chorion12311773chor_ion
coercion1246573_coercion
coition9314313_coition
cooption1288343_cooption
cordon95017293_cor_don
coreign1037343_coreign
cortin82423153_corti_n
coupon102810993_coup_on
morion86217733_mor_ion
morrion959003_morrion
orpin73415533__orpi_n
portion9615493_portion
scallion1046793scallion
scansion1045693scansion
scarfpin1553033scarfpi_n
scarping133312463scarping
scion72214993sc___ion
scission1045563scission
scooping133610633scooping
scoping123513823sco_ping
scoria8513503scor_i_a
scoriae9310903scor_iae
scorify1535203scor_ify
scoring103117213scor_ing
scorn75817453scor___n
scorning1169133scorning
scullion1065633scullion
sculpin11236653sculpi_n
solion6616383s_o_lion
sordino8219443s_ordino
sorptions1137123s_orptions
soupcon1144163s_oupcon
sponsion1045623sponsion
tompion11247103_tompion
torsion7310803_torsion

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162446.92021121.7
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691447.34224338.2
 
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