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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 “stilbene” 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.

37 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
stilbene104361(None) 
stilbenes1143931stilbenes
stelene7310252stel_ene
stibine938662sti_bine
stilbite1045422stilbite
astilbe945653astilb__e
astilbes1044733astilbe_s
scalene9310773scal_ene
shinbone1354473shinbone
silane62718053s_il_ane
silence9310213s_il_ence
sileni63312143s_il_eni
silent64125843s_il_ent
silken104410853s_ilken_
soilborne1182413soilborne
stibines1038153sti_bines
stiffen13286023stiffen_
stiffened1642133stiffened
stiffener1541963stiffener
stiffens14244113stiffens
stilbites1144833stilbites
stile54931573stil___e
stiles64328773stil_e_s
stilled83314783stille_d
stiller73414293stille_r
stillest8311073stillest
stilling93415323stilling
stillmen1044133stillmen_
stilted83511473stilte_d
stilting93312403stilting
stipend10386553sti_pend
stolen64315063stol_en_
stollen747583stollen_
stollens835293stollens
styrene10116693st_yrene
tailbone1045493tailbone
toluene736463_toluene

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162377.17320376.7
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.60923484.2
 
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