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

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

13 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
decongestants177189(None) 
decongestant1662461decongestant_
contestants1356803__contestants
decongesting1753733decongestin_g
decongestions1753563decongestions
decongests1443243deconges___ts
constants11410914__con__stants
contestant1269934__contestant_
decongest1345634deconges___t_
decongested1663074decongest__ed
decongestion1653914decongest_ion
decongestive1952384decongest_ive
disinfestants1772484disinfestants

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit95024135.59316989.8
3Display Results13130.016812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691135.73231174.3