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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 “centurion” 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.

38 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
centurion116588(None) 
centurions1255511centurions
centurial1147962centurial
centuries11311332centuries
contusion1147062contusion
aventurin1244043aventuri_n
censuring1237603censuring
centauric1343603centauri_c
centauries1245533centauries
centering122915143centering
centillion1254473centillion
centric11312403cent_ri_c
centring112112953cent_ring
centriole1145673cent_riole
centrism1249643cent_rism
centrist10314863cent_rist
centroid1159313cent_roid
century1237193centur__y
confusion1446473confusion
contagion1246993contagion
contortion1248663contortion
contusions1246993contusions
counterion1249533counterion
criterion1145303criterion
decurion1146623de_curion
dentation10315243dentation
dentition1049633dentition
denturist1048463denturist
enteron7313343_enter_on
fenthion1444613fent_hion
fenuron1075153fen_ur_on
mentation11313983mentation
mention9314373ment__ion
tellurion9134013tellurion
turion6313163___turion
venturi1037203venturi__
venturing1337553venturing
venturis1138193venturi_s

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641386.98321286.1
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.42224075.9
 
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