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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 “abstruses” 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.

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
abstruse1065511abstruse_
abstruser1162971abstruser
abstrusest1253171abstrusest
abortuses1144992abortuses
abstrusely1551732abstrusely
estruses838482_estruses
oestruses946402oestruses
abacuses1235763ab_acuses
abatises10311013abat_ises
abattises1155083abattises
abscesses1344103abscesses
abscises1246233abs_cises
absolutes1144523absolutes
absterges1244763absterges
abstracts1346593abstracts
abstricts1355183abstricts
abstruseness1452243abstruseness
abstrusities1451883abstrusities
abstrusity1551883abstrusity
abuses85119103ab___uses
anacruses1145533anacruses
arbutuses1143723arbut_uses
asbestuses1252173asbest_uses
australes9317763australes
caestuses1144893caest_uses
cestuses1038083cest_uses
cistuses1038283cist_uses
citruses1037483_citruses
diestruses1164503diestruses
distrusts1046523distrusts
mistrusts1146013mistrusts
obstructs1344573obstructs
obtrudes1144073ob_trudes

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641336.95321378.0
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.38924183.4
 
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