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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 “cantharis” 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.

47 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
cantharis144718(None) 
cantharides1754032cantharides
canthitis1445282canthitis
catharsis1444482ca_tharsis
antherid12611093_antherid
antherids1368723_antherids
anthers103715203_anther_s
anthesis11312503_anthesis
antiarin8413913_antiarin
antiarins9413893_antiarins
antiars7314623_antiar_s
calamaris1346083calamaris
canards10311203can__ards
canaries10318943can__aries
canchas143212403cancha__s
canewares1447363canewares
cannabis1266033can_nabis
cantalas104013523cant_alas
cantals93919573cant_a_ls
cantatas103410093cant_atas
canters94827733cant_er_s
canthal12410053cantha__l
cantharidin17102413cantharidin
cantharidins18122213cantharidins
canthi11310973canth__i_
canthus1248713canth__us
cantors94620753cant_or_s
cantraip12326393cantra_ip
cantraips13255273cantraips
cantraps12319113cantra_ps
cantrip112910043cant__rip
cantrips12318933cant__rips
catharses1446413ca_tharses
cathartic1644563ca_thartic
cathartics1743083ca_thartics
cathexis2045753ca_thexis
centares102913893cent_ares
centiares1167653centiares
citharas13156723c_itharas
contraries12711933contraries
kantars11310033kant_ar_s
katharsis1642893ka_tharsis
lanthorns1246013lanthorns
panthers13510783panther_s
tantaras8269543tant_aras
xanthans1845693xantha_ns
xanthates1945653xanthates

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641477.83018983.5
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691478.29921531.6
 
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