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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 “thalamus” 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.

39 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
thalamus134360(None) 
calamus1139242_calamus
thalami1246082thalam_i
thalamic1545552thalamic
thallous1136522thallous
thallus1035602thal_lus
alamos8415003__alamos
chalahs15289883chala_hs
chalazas2245893chalazas
chlamys1733783ch_lamys
halalas104214083_halalas
halals95018313_hala_ls
halitus10339963_halitus
halmas117017903_hal_mas
halms105225213_hal_m_s
kalams12310613_kalam_s
phallus1236063phal_lus
salamis9313513_salamis
shaloms1288983shalom_s
shamus114112813sh__amus
talars66021683t_ala_rs
talas55935893t_ala__s
talcous939483t_alcous
talcums1135513t_alcums
talus55423263t_al__us
taramas9612713t_aramas
tatamis939723t_atamis
thairms1244453thairm_s
thalers106212263thal_ers
thallious1243273thallious
thallium1344433thallium
thalliums1443253thalliums
thalwegs1541623thalwegs
thanages12107623thanages
thanatos1165123thanatos
tharms115712243tha_rm_s
thirams1236823thiram_s
thuliums1343553thuliums
thymus14324743th__ymus

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162397.26620115.9
3Display Results39390.0331181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691397.73523101.6
 
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