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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 “discovering” 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
discovering184536(None) 
codiscovering2261162codiscovering
discoloring1544742discoloring
discoveries1745802discoveries
dissevering1664082dissevering
rediscovering2062032rediscovering
bedcovering2052663bedcovering
covering142215723___covering
desilvering1663303desilvering
dickering1737463di_c_kering
disboweling18103083disboweling
discerning1447863disc__erning
discoing12511453disco___ing
discolouring1652643discolouring
disconcerting1954573disconcerting
discording1547663disco_rding
discounting1547443discounting
discoursing1544853discoursing
discover1439563discover___
discovered1765883discover_ed
discoverer1674813discover_er
discoverers1773463discoverers
discovers1538153discover__s
discovert1548793discover__t
discovery1845273discover__y
disfavoring1952573disfavoring
disheveling19163093disheveling
dishonoring1653863dishonoring
disobeying1743803dis_obeying
disordering1444383disordering
miscoloring1644263miscoloring
misgoverning1972043misgoverning
recovering1647373_recovering
slipcovering2051243slipcovering
uncovering1645293_uncovering

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 Filter1786911216330.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121633354.98624394.9
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691355.40233078.7
 
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