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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 “velum” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

42 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
velum1071338(None) 
vellum1136771vellum
alum65227612_alum
begum105213922begum
cecum11611842cecum
celom9515692celom
degum94711902degum
elm57531742_el_m
filum105015432filum
geum75424552ge_um
glum75825102_glum
helium112311252helium
helm95530022hel_m
hilum105514602hilum
ileum74512822ileum
kelim11912552kelim
lum55542932__lum
neum66723082ne_um
oleum73613322oleum
peplum12156822peplum
plum85122102_plum
relume8313272relume
sebum93814552sebum
sedum84115572sedum
serum75223472serum
slum65430512_slum
solum74717612solum
telium82611392telium
value85719092value
vela75725542vel_a
velar85817632velar
veld85323202vel_d
velds95615582velds
veldt94819862veldt
vellums1235292vellums
velour9328762velour
velure939772velure
venom103914862venom
venue84918212venue
venus84918902venus
volume11358272volume
vum85428652v__um

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800421.82629463.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.13883578.6
 
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