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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 “microphotograph” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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
microphotograph308228(None) 
macrophotograph3081991macrophotograph
astrophotograph2681643astrophotograph
microbarograph2672094micro_barograph
microradiograph2691994microradiograph
rephotograph2364184___rephotograph
cryptograph2454645__cryp__tograph
microbarographs2771775micro_barographs
micrograph2047565micr_____ograph
microphotometer2671775microphotometer
microphotometry2991735microphotometry
microprogram2163555microp__rogra_m
microprograms2263085microp__rograms
photograph21411015_____photograph
rephotographs2464035___rephotographs
chromatograph26134556_chro_matograph
coronograph19124936__c_o_ronograph
cryptographs2554576__cryp__tographs
cryptography2854566__cryp__tography
encephalograph27142526enc_ephalograph
micrographs2147786micr_____ographs
phonograph2148816_____phonograph
photographs22411476_____photographs
photography25410076_____photography
pictograph2046656pic_____tograph
rechromatograph2882416rechro_matograph
rephotographed2663226___rephotographed
telephotography2981736_telephotography

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024286.87613819.7
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.24924650.4
 
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