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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 “defocusses” 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.

29 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
defocusses1615284(None) 
defocuses15134491defocu_ses
defocussed17152371defocussed
refocusses15163471refocusses
defocused16143532defocu_sed
focusses13155222__focusses
prefocusses1852782prefocusses
refocuses14135952refocu_ses
refocussed16102912refocussed
defocus1335283defocu___s
defocusing1752813defocusing
defocussing1861953defocussing
deftnesses1436813deftnesses
defuses114814593def__u_ses
degausses1143203de_gausses
delouses9310013delo_u_ses
demonesses1346703demonesses
discusses12268253d_iscusses
focuses12159653__focu_ses
focussed14174043__focussed
hocusses13155303__hocusses
misfocusses1851993misfocusses
overfocusses2052223overfocusses
percusses1346503pe_rcusses
prefocuses1744243prefocu_ses
prefocussed1952433prefocussed
refocused15144653refocu_sed
repousses1146063repo_usses
unfocussed1642093unfocussed

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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603295.62624991.6
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691295.78230904.7
 
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