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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 “octanol” 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.

59 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
octanol94474(None) 
octanols1044551octanols
butanol945432butanol
octagon1045242octagon
octal71214722octa__l
octan71313482octan__
octane81411632octan_e
octanes91111392octanes
octangle1143832octangle
octans81411142octan_s
octant81216552octan_t
octantal1044562octantal
octants9128732octants
octaval1243582octaval
octavo11124782octavo_
octavos12134482octavos
stanol6310722_stanol
actinal9312293actinal
actinon9459463actinon
butanols1044713butanols
canal75428043_c_anal
canoe75627253_c_anoe
canola8313623_c_anola
canon74725303_c_anon
carol75128613_c_arol
cotan71521783cotan__
cotans81317923cotan_s
cyano105512493_cyano_
espanol943783espanol
ethanol1044593ethanol
fontanel1145553fontanel
gitano738043gitano_
gitanos837173gitanos
methanol1344643methanol
nitinol745143nitinol
ocean71212963ocean__
oceanic1146163oceanic
oceans81211003ocean_s
octad81510653octa__d
octadic1245713octadic
octads987333octa_ds
octagonal1242643octagonal
octagons1144493octagons
octangles1243463octangles
octave11157343octa_ve
octaves12316963octaves
octopod1244893octopod
octroi837363oct_roi
octyl10136063oct__yl
orcinol944703orcinol
organon845913organon
outfool1037333outfool
oxtail1337653oxta_il
pentanol1046173pentanol
postanal1048053postanal
retinol7469693retinol
stanols739733_stanols
taxol124011363__taxol
tetanal738023tetanal

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 Filter1786911340270.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit134027596.34321129.9
3Display Results59590.0163687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691596.76526414.0
 
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