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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 “developing” 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.

35 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
developing174367(None) 
codeveloping2151502codeveloping
develing133212732devel__ing
enveloping1642912enveloping
redeveloping1952212redeveloping
beveling143011033bevel__ing
bevelling15227453bevel_ling
decoloring1486313decoloring
depeopling1642643depe_opling
deploring1337853de_ploring
deploying1636153de_ploying
devaluing1434833deval_uing
deveining1436393deve_ining
develop13145033develop___
develope14135723develop__e
developed16124313develop_ed
developer15134243develop_er
developers16123743developers
developes15155283develop_es
development1954213development
developpe17143003develop_pe
developpes18142963developpes
develops14145323develop__s
devesting14249903deve_sting
deviling1311812853devil__ing
devilling1436703devil_ling
devolving1733983devol_ving
devoting1338823dev__oting
dolloping1344993d_olloping
eloping103512833___eloping
leveling122910433level__ing
levelling13206973level_ling
misdeveloping2261373misdeveloping
reveling123117083revel__ing
revelling132412553revel_ling

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603357.18619566.2
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691357.62523434.9
 
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