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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 “erotics” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

35 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
erotics9191415(None) 
erotic82620271erotic_
erotica92811511erotica
exotics16229191exotics
aerobics1246832aerobics
arctics1138952arctics
biotics113812172biotics
cerotic11415062cerotic_
cretics112911652cretics
critics112811092critics
demotics1338752demotics
ebonics1137192ebonics
emetics11610722emetics
ergotic1049722ergotic_
eristics10610192eristics
erotical101911982erotical
eroticism13219182eroticism
eroticist11712072eroticist
erotism9312302erotism
erotisms10310162erotisms
erotize16311662erotize
erotizes17311212erotizes
erratics1046982erratics
exotic153112652exotic_
exotica16257602exotica
frolics1236832frolics
heretics13310502heretics
heroics122912002hero_ics
miotics112710652miotics
myotics14257602myotics
neurotics1147372neurotics
photics142810482photics
rotis56327062_roti_s
tropics113610652tropics
xerotic16410862xerotic_

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.733243780.4
2DLD Change Limit107671355.25020508.8
3Display Results35350.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691355.98329866.5
 
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