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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 “discontinued” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
discontinued165402(None) 
discontinue1455231discontinue_
discontinues1564391discontinues
discontented1655312discontented
continued1248483___continued
disconfirmed2172533disconfirmed
discontinuing1783243discontinuing
discontinuity1962953discontinuity
discontinuous1672543discontinuous
bisontine1145674bis_ontin_e_
continue10311124___continue_
continuer1148714___continuer
continues11310994___continues
discanted1339334discant___ed
discanting1449454discantin__g
disciplined1753544disciplin_ed
discomfited2053444discomfi_ted
discommended2152344discommended
disconcerted1854344disconcerted
disconnected1853714disconnected
discontent13410254disconten__t
discontentedly2182684discontentedly
discontents1447544disconten_ts
discontinuance19162524discontinuance
discontinuances20142244discontinuances
discontinuities1872184discontinuities
discounted1447844disco__unted
discounting1547444discountin__g
disentitled1354074dis_entitled
disjoined1845834disjo__in_ed
disjointed1944834disjo__inted
miscoined1448444misco__in_ed
misconstrued1761984misconstrued

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 Filter1786911247900.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit124790337.42316811.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.57923577.1
 
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