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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 “skeptically” 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.

23 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
skeptically224577(None) 
aseptically1847412aseptically
skeptical1743962skeptica_l_
ascetically1848403asce_tically
cryptically2346493cryptically
dyspeptically2662843dyspeptically
emetically17411423eme_tically
epically15310583__ep_ically
hectically2049603_hectically
identically1748463identically
optically1649903__optically
poetically17412883poe_tically
scenically1747943sce_nically
sceptical1545343sceptica_l_
septical1259363s_eptica_l_
somatically18411153somatically
spastically1848733spastically
statically15411573s_tatically
sterically15410493ste_rically
synaptically2255423synaptically
synoptically2256163synoptically
thetically18410493the_tically
vertically18410933_vertically

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633235.31322893.5
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691235.73231174.3
 
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