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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 “benedictory” 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
benedictory195208(None) 
benedict1346423benedict___
benediction1643323benediction
benedictions1753243benedictions
benedicts1443573benedict__s
benefactor1752513benefactor_
benefactors1852543benefactors
beneficiary2161763beneficiary
maledictory1962093maledictory
valedictory2051743valedictory
banditry1444124ban_di_t_ry
benedick1743094benedic___k
benedicks1842564benedic__ks
benefiter1443734benefi_ter_
benefiters1543344benefi_ters
dedicatory1745674__dedicatory
enactory1346154_en__actory
hereditary1752554heredi_tary
indicatory1646384_in_dicatory
indictor1147464_in_dictor_
indictors1247624_in_dictors
interdictory1853764interdictory
mediatory1546434__mediatory
predicatory1945564_predicatory
predictor1447094_predictor_
predictors1547264_predictors
refectory1746024refe__ctory
vindicatory2053394vin_dicatory

Search took 10 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 Limit148819288.62317258.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691289.06219718.7
 
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