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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 “deferments” 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.

55 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
deferments1612858(None) 
deferents13269391defer_ents
deferment151210301deferment_
determents131010311determents
debarments1545852debarments
decrements1549382decrements
deferent122712872defer_ent_
detergents12116662detergents
determent121312902determent_
deterrents11126472deterrents
ferments13311472__ferments
preferments1844742preferments
referents12259642refer_ents
afferents1546013affer_ents
averments1449093_averments
besetments1445293besetments
betterments1544713betterments
cerements13411453cere_ments
conferments1848323conferments
debarment1447793debarment_
decedents1347323dece_dents
decrement14411053decrement_
defacements1946073defacements
defendants1543653defendants
deference1578493defer_ence
deferences1677873defer_ences
deferrers13115153deferre_rs
deficients1644323deficients
defilements1747073defilements
definements1747113definements
deforcements2054663deforcements
deforests1344373defor_ests
deformers15266533deforme_rs
dements103016623d__e_ments
departments1645793departments
dependents1446163dependents
deportments1655753deportments
detergent11129573detergent_
determines1358433determines
deterrent10128943deterrent_
detriments1347363detriments
devilments1646383devilments
dizenments2244973dizenments
efferents1545333effer_ents
elements10312173_ele_ments
emergents1245973_emergents
ferment12315573__ferment_
interments12716213interments
preferment1746323preferment_
recements13312283rece_ments
recrements1449353recrements
referent112813423refer_ent_
revelments1546863revelments
revetments1546433revetments
tenements1149963tene_ments

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603558.04617474.9
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691558.48221067.1
 
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