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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forspectacular” 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.

11 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
spectacular176232(None) 
spectaculars1871731spectaculars
spectacularly2261262spectacularly
unspectacular197912unspectacular
nonspectacular207763nonspectacular
spectacle1544083spectac_l_e
spectacled1742543spectac_led
spectacles1643913spectac_les
specular12217623spe___cular
spiracular1453593sp_iracular
tentacular1253493_tentacular

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 Filter1786911216330.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121633115.61021681.5
3Display Results11110.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691116.01329717.4