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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 “volcanic” 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
volcanic154477(None) 
volcanics1643651volcanics
vulcanic1543831vulcanic
vocalic1446942vo_calic
volcanism1645232volcanism
volcanize2345732volcanize
volcano1244612volcan_o
volcanos1344732volcanos
voltaic1245452volta_ic
alcaic1039983_alca_ic
botanic1159583bo_tanic
colonic115015713col_onic
dolmenic1344843dolmenic
galvanic1444513galvanic
melanic11310403mel_anic
nonvolcanic18162083nonvolcanic
obconic1346353_obconic
oceanic1146163_oceanic
organic1038313_organic
pollinic1247333pollinic
polyenic1547673polyenic
solanin7311943sol_anin
sultanic1046173sultanic
villatic1346223villatic
vocalics1545593vo_calics
volant9316323vol_an_t
volante1038513vol_ante
volcanicity2152613volcanicity
volcanisms1744583volcanisms
volcanized2544923volcanized
volcanizes2445643volcanizes
volcanoes1443783volcanoes
vulcanian1443163vulcanian
vulcanise1444183vulcanise
vulcanism1643843vulcanism
vulcanite1444713vulcanite
vulcanize2344433vulcanize

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162376.62322068.9
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691377.06225303.2
 
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