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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 “technicality” 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.

27 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
technicality225272(None) 
technicalize2893072technicalize
technically2146442technical_ly
ethicality1853833_eth_icality
technical1646053technical___
technicalities2161953technicalities
technicalized30112373technicalized
technicalizes2982533technicalizes
technicals1753953technical__s
chirality1745454__ch_irality
comicality1946134__comicality
cyclicality2052564cyc_licality
ethnically1847834_ethnical_ly
ethnicity1744594_ethnic__ity
geniality1347164ge__ni_ality
lexicality2254094le__xicality
mechanically2455594mechanical_ly
technicalizing3162234technicalizing
technician1753164technic__ian
tectonically1946324tectonical_ly
tetanically1648064tetanical_ly
theatricality2181944theatricality
topicality1744484t__opicality
typicality2053244t__ypicality
veniality1547594ve__ni_ality
veridicality2152784veridicality
verticality1955054ve_rticality

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790277.31317064.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691277.71923149.5
 
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