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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 “ecstasy” 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.

44 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
ecstasy125260(None) 
eustasy1043871eustasy
cestas85018542cestas_
epistasy1343132epistasy
eustacy1254662eustacy
apostasy1344073apostasy
centas85020703centas_
cesta75419483cesta__
cestos84718093cestos_
cestus84412913cestus_
creasy114612303_creasy
cutesy114810733_cutesy
easts57530323east_s_
easy76224493e___asy
eclats8313033eclats_
ecotage1036883ecotage
ecstasies1145053ecstasies
ecstatic1246153ecstatic
ectases92911673ec_tases
ectasis9249613ec_tasis
elastase845643elastase
epitaxy1963563epitaxy
essay867623e_ssa_y
essays965653e_ssays
estate64719763e_state
estray95713333e_stray
estrays10529403e_strays
estuary1034683e_stuary
etas46432273e__tas_
eutaxy1643303e_utaxy
fantasy1336153fantasy
hostas94515833hostas_
isostasy1142623isostasy
nectary1246223nec_tary
pastas85422873pastas_
pectase112410363pec_tase
sectary1238273sec_tary
stagy96618893__stagy
stash84916973__stash
stay78333723__sta_y
stays86022023__stays
testacy1235963testacy
vestas95916683vestas_
vistas94513273vistas_

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027446.79619721.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691447.21824756.3
 
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