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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 “blacksmithing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

49 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
blacksmithing276163(None) 
blacksmithings2871151blacksmithings
locksmithing2461402_locksmithing
backstitching2771533b_ackstitching
blacksmith2363073blacksmith___
blacksmiths2472143blacksmith__s
locksmithings2561153_locksmithings
backbiting2144294b_ack_bit_ing
backfitting2353074b_ack_fitting
backsliding2153204b_acksli_ding
bakshishing2451774b_a_kshishing
blackbirding2452004black_birding
blacklisting2152234black_listing
blackmailing2351904black_mailing
lockstitching2561094_lockstitching
babysitting1951615b_abys_itting
backbitings2252335b_ack_bit_ings
backdating2045715b_ack_dat_ing
backfilling2352615b_ack_filling
backfiring2243805b_ack_fi_ring
backflipping2861455b_ackflipping
backlashing2353435b_ack_lashing
backlighting2552475b_ack_lighting
backlisting2043865b_ack_listing
backslapping2552085b_ackslapping
backspacing2452945b_acks_pacing
backstabbing2262005b_ackstabbing
backstamping25112205b_ackstamping
backstopping2552195b_ackstopping
backswing2144905b_acks___wing
backwashing2653095b_ack_washing
blackballing2352065black_balling
blackening1944795black___ening
blackguarding2461585blackguarding
blacking174213605black_____ing
blackjacking2952165black_jacking
blacktopping2551605black_topping
blandishing1852905bla__ndishing
blanketing1743325blank__et_ing
blasting114013435bla__s__t_ing
blemishing1843515bl___emishing
blockbusting2361595blockbust_ing
bracketing1945235brack__et_ing
gunsmithing1851695__gunsmithing
locksmith2053005_locksmith___
locksmiths2152015_locksmith__s
silversmithing2312975silversmithing
tinsmithing1752295__tinsmithing
transmitting1556095tra_nsmitting

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790497.51616603.2
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691497.93622516.5
 
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