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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 “proteas” 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.

44 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
proteas9201512(None) 
protea82214761protea_
protean92412191protean
proteans102811541proteans
protease10209891protease
proteus92511591proteus
porters93722702porters
praters94921652praters
prates84633162prate_s
proas75028802pro__as
probers113514582probers
probes104119452probe_s
process11310402process
proems104711162pro_ems
profess1237712profess
projets1639162projets
prolegs10379992prolegs
proles84627202prole_s
propels113412842propels
propers113619032propers
prosers94219642prosers
proses84733472prose_s
proteases112110832proteases
protect11313632protect
protects1239742protects
protege1059152protege
proteges1149922proteges
protei82615312prote_i
proteid103513672proteid
proteids11259952proteids
protein92414732protein
proteins102114282proteins
protend104012792protend
protends113010352protends
proteose10229412proteose
protest9317532protest
protests10310492protests
protons93118002protons
protyls12298462protyls
provers123817792provers
proves114322252prove_s
prowess1237902prowess
rotas54827722_rot_as
rotes56143902_rote_s

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit107671443.53030501.7
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691444.06243990.9
 
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