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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forhectical” 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.

14 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
hectical154794(None) 
gestical1138992gestical
haptical1547342haptical
hectic132311522hectic__
hectically2049602hectically
hecticly1843002hecticly
helical12311152he_lical
heretical1448632heretical
heroical13410022heroical
metical11315362me_tical
septical1259362septical
tactical1248842tactical
thetical1349122the_tical
vertical13410432vertical

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059143.81631724.1
3Display Results14140.016875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691144.22242323.8