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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 “spheroids” 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.

51 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
spheroids154554(None) 
sphenoids1544671sphenoids
spheroid1447281spheroid_
sparoids11218712sp_aroids
sphenoid1446322sphenoid_
spherics1537072spher_ics
spheroidal1652562spheroidal
steroids9911442s_teroids
amberoids1445333amberoids
aneroids9310203_aneroids
asteroids1048743asteroids
cheloids1438033_cheloids
choroids1438693_choroids
emeroids11147723_emeroids
heroics122912003__heroics
heroins103518013__heroins
ophiuroids16121413ophiuroids
percoids1339663_p_ercoids
periods10312243_p_eriods
peroxids1837453_p_eroxids
phoronids1545663_phoronids
schizoids2443383schizoids
schrods1337433sch_ro_ds
sclereids1243853sclereids
scleroid1147213scleroid_
sherds105614723s_her__ds
sherifs13299683s_her_ifs
sheroots1137863s_heroots
sherries111812893s_herries
sherris10168803s_herri_s
shrouds1136023s_h_rouds
siluroids1044133siluroids
solenoids1045543solenoids
sparids103512123sp_ar_ids
sparoid102311543sp_aroid_
sphenoidal1652453sphenoidal
sphenopsids1951023sphenopsids
sphered133512313spher_ed_
spheres123114353spher__es
spheric14510073spher_i_c
spherier1337783spher_ier
spheriest1438373spher_iest
sphering142811943spher_ing
spherules1443823spherules
sphingids1642933sphingids
spiroid10219823sp_iroid_
sporoid102310733sp_oroid_
steroid81314863s_teroid_
synergids1443013synergids
theroid11313403_theroid_
thyroids1546003_thyroids

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641516.22023897.3
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691516.68626726.1
 
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