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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 “osteopathies” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
osteopathies175286(None) 
osteopathic1853322osteopathi_c
osteopaths1553212osteopath__s
enteropathies1863373enteropathies
homeopathies2252633homeopathies
osteopath1453713osteopath___
osteopathy1852863osteopath__y
osteoplasties1562243osteoplasties
allelopathies1871524allelopathies
allopathies1653744_allopathies
antipathies1655374ant_ipathies
arthropathies2163114arthropathies
empathies16115404___empathies
hydropathies2454314hydropathies
idiopathies1752284_idiopathies
myelopathies2272234myelopathies
myopathies2053974__myopathies
naturopathies1892204naturopathies
neuropathies1764114neuropathies
osteocytes1553424osteocyt__es
osteologies1247054osteo_logies
osteoporoses1462034osteoporoses
osteotomes12134374osteo__tomes
osteotomies1354894osteo_tomies
ostomates1149344ost_omat__es
psychopathies28114344psychopathies
retinopathies1861654retinopathies
sympathies2054594_s_ympathies
telepathies1653364__telepathies

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.610292936.1
2DLD Change Limit124790298.04615509.6
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691298.67220605.5
 
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