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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 “nitro” 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.

40 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
nitro5491435(None) 
intro54915851intro
nitre57519681nitre
nitros64214121nitros
biro66131222bi_ro
bistro8339942bistro
citron83112982citron
dinitro845562dinitro
ditto65315602ditto
giro55828642gi_ro
inro45920792_inro
into45026152int_o
intron64215022intron
intros64215772intros
litho86513782litho
litre55421462litre
metro74718802metro
micro94715992micro
mitre75522422mitre
natron64116022natron
nimrod934872nimrod
nit37065952nit__
nite45943592nit_e
niter55028972niter
niters64624212niters
nitery94412172nitery
nites55736342nites
nitid61817832nitid
niton55418282niton
nitres65519332nitres
nitric82512062nitric
nitrid72812232nitrid
nitril62511532nitril
nitroso7326452nitroso
nitrous73512492nitrous
nits45741652nit_s
nitty85418312nitty
retro55020952retro
tiro46832372ti_ro
titre54619392titre

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800401.43637465.2
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691401.765101241.4
 
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