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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 “altimeters” 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.

48 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
altimeters124636(None) 
altimeter1146611altimeter_
algometers1346002algometers
altimetry1444242altimet_ry
salimeters1256522sal_imeters
acidimeters1652503acidimeters
actinometers1653913actinometers
aerometers1249493aerometers
algometer1246533algometer_
alieners889823al_i_eners
alkalimeters1891753alkalimeters
alterers82512503alt__erers
altimetries1355933altimetries
altogethers1551353altogethers
ammeters1237693a__mmeters
animaters11129973a_nimaters
antimatters1354333antimatters
antimeres11410893antimere_s
atmometers1445883atmometers
attempters1442663attempters
audiometers1444503audiometers
calorimeters1652633calorimeters
centimeters1544613centimeters
decimeters15156683decimeters
dimeters11411093__dimeters
dosimeters1345113dosimeters
flowmeters1843233flowmeters
intimaters1297853intimaters
limiters10249333_l_imiters
lysimeters1543433lysimeters
millimeters1544153millimeters
octameters1444833octameters
optometers1456743optometers
oximeters1855143_oximeters
perimeters1448603perimeters
planimeters1543463planimeters
potometers1449063potometers
ratemeters1245003ratemeters
rotameters1245033rotameters
salimeter1157373sal_imeter_
salometers1258073sal_ometers
saltpeters1253103salt_peters
taximeters1944053taximeters
tiltmeters1244123tilt_meters
trimeters1139213_trimeters
ultimates1148433ultimate_s
voltmeters1554283volt_meters
wattmeters1543613wattmeters

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603485.58025197.7
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691486.01629702.6
 
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