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

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

19 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
descended144628(None) 
descender1346661descender
ascended1246512_ascended
defended1437222de_fended
depended1337982de_pended
desanded11227452des_anded
descanted1336672descanted
descend11248152descen__d
descendent1446282descendent
descenders1445452descenders
descends12266982descend_s
desponded1445322desponded
dispended14147822dispended
distended12157922distended
reascended1444362reascended
redescended1653292redescended
rescinded1335762rescinded
scended11329872__scended
undescended1643512undescended

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121436193.65333242.8
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691193.79647073.5