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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 “epistasies” 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.

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
epistasies124439(None) 
epistases1146321epistas_es
epistasis1144981epistasi_s
apostasies1245582apostasies
ecstasies1145042e_cstasies
epistaxes1844452epista_xes
epistaxis1843612epistaxi_s
epitases1038932epi_tas_es
epitasis1047432epi_tasi_s
epitaxies1845192epi_taxies
eustasies946022e_ustasies
apostacies1445603apostacies
distastes1039633_distastes
elastases946113elastas_es
emissaries1244773emissaries
epilepsies1452723epilepsies
epinasties1243793epi_nasties
epiphanies1754303epiphanies
epistasy1343133epistas__y
epistatic1346103epistati_c
epistles1047783epist__les
epistolaries1452423epistolaries
epistomes1346013epist_omes
epistyles1454143epist_yles
eustacies1146603e_ustacies
isostasies1043673isostasies
piscaries13410073_piscaries
pistaches1646673_pistaches

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603286.61021271.3
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.02925422.0
 
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