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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 “skeptics” 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.

60 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
skeptics165386(None) 
sceptics1455661sceptics
septics112810431s_eptics
skeptic1545201skeptic_
peptics132610242_peptics
sceptic1337832sceptic_
septic102713192s_eptic_
skepsis1344252skepsi_s
skeptical1743962skeptical
skepticism2072922skepticism
styptics1543812styptics
ascetics1247073asce_tics
aseptic1137373aseptic_
cretics112911653cre_tics
dyspeptics2052403dyspeptics
ekistics1485703ekistics
emetics11610723eme_tics
epics95014283__ep_ics
glyptics1643103glyptics
hepatics15198933_hepatics
kepis115313363_kep_i_s
leptins92412693_leptins
luetics937323lue_tics
optics102810183__optics
peptic122113153_peptic_
peptids12239323_peptids
poetics11312073poe_tics
sapphics1743413sapphics
scenics1137773sce_nics
scepters1237793scepters
sceptical1545343sceptical
scepticism1873903scepticism
sceptres1244993sceptres
sciatics12117273sciatics
sepias83616103s_ep_ias
sepic94617053s_ep_ic_
sepsis83011293s_epsi_s
septets998953s_eptets
septical1259363s_eptical
septime1138803s_eptime
septimes1238303s_eptimes
septs75420603s_ept__s
septums1135743s_eptums
sferics1236133sfe_rics
shelties111111383shelties
skeeters12298963skeeters
skeets104513253skeet__s
skeins103911903ske__ins
skelters12349373skelters
skeps115614253skep___s
skepsises1542753skepsises
skepticisms2172773skepticisms
skerries12168673skerries
sketch1535363ske_t_ch
smectic1336613smectic_
spastics1237503spastics
spics94123243s__p_ics
statics93314533s_tatics
styptic1445453styptic_
sweeties11159723sweeties

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162608.09318060.3
3Display Results60600.0163750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691608.51520985.4
 
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