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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 “furfural” 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.

30 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
furfural147347(None) 
furfurals1562331furfurals
furfuran1463241furfuran
furfur1235552furfur__
furfurans1562372furfurans
furfures1445662furfures
futural1037282fu_tural
nurtural845492nurtural
augural856403au_gural
auroral7310473aur_oral
crural8610633_cr_ural
cultural1047263cultural
farfal123410193farf__al
figural1145243f_igural
fissural1143703fissural
flexural1842443flexural
frugal1036393f_r_ugal
funeral1037623fu_neral
furcula1245803furcula_
furculae1345073furculae
furcular1345713furcular
guttural943813guttural
purpura1144793purpura_
purpuras12105073purpuras
rural55821173__r_ural
subaural1046483subaural
subdural1145893subdural
sulfuryl1442943sulfuryl
sutural7310223su_tural
unfurl937953_unfur_l

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162306.65621959.4
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.09225196.1
 
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