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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 “photoreceptors” 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.

33 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
photoreceptors239265(None) 
photoreceptor2282861photoreceptor_
photoreceptions2473352photoreceptions
chemoreceptors2571853chemoreceptors
photodetectors22102253photodetectors
photoreception2373783photoreception
photoreceptive2672963photoreceptive
baroreceptors1961774_baroreceptors
chemoreceptor2471884chemoreceptor_
photodetector2192404photodetector_
preceptors1657054p____receptors
thermoreceptors2481974thermoreceptors
baroreceptor1861615_baroreceptor_
chemoreceptions2671785chemoreceptions
exteroceptors2461835_exteroceptors
interceptors16115735_inter_ceptors
interoceptors17144035_interoceptors
photocopiers2154965photo__copiers
photoelectron2063785photo_electron
photoelectrons2173375photo_electrons
photometers1848445photo__me_ters
photoreactions21113565photoreactions
photoreductions23153345photoreductions
photoresists1754455photoresist__s
photosetters1773925photo__setters
precentors1488345p____recentors
preceptor1547325p____receptor_
preceptory1945485p____receptory
proprioceptors1971835proprioceptors
protectors142010145prot__ec__tors
protractors1546625prot_rac__tors
receptors1356925_____receptors
thermoreceptor2372085thermoreceptor_

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 Filter178691950240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit95024336.64014310.8
3Display Results33330.0301100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691336.79626293.6
 
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