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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 “tardigrades” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
tardigrades145182(None) 
tardigrade1351851tardigrade_
aggrades1135864_a__ggrades
antitrades1146524_antitrades
arbitrages13134534_arbitrages
arbitrates12117014_arbitrates
barricades1564204barri_cades
biodegrades1671994biodegrades
brigades1236394_br_ig_ades
cardigans1345154cardig_a_ns
cardiograms1753454cardiogra_ms
cardiographs2164544cardiographs
degrades11269924___degrades
landgraves1542674land_graves
margraves1544834mar__graves
marinades12268974mar_i_nades
paygrades1643624pa__ygrades
plantigrades1661204plantigrades
regrades103212174__r_egrades
tailraces1144904ta__ilraces
tardies84225864tardi____es
tardinesses121110244tardinesses
tartrates979564tar__trates
tirades8311724t___i_rades
tribades1136894t_r_i_bades
trigrams11116354t_r_igra_ms
trigraphs1545394t_r_igraphs
verdigrises1651754verdigrises

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819288.43617640.9
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.87520134.2
 
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