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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 “distressingly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

82 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
distressingly188220(None) 
distressing1385972distressing__
depressingly1953613d_epressingly
dispraisingly2061983dispraisingly
distractingly2053253distractingly
distressfully2081703distressfully
caressingly1752954__caressingly
decreasingly1952224d_ecreasingly
digressing1345794di_gressing__
digressively20143474di_gressively
disarmingly1853414disar__mingly
discerningly1952954dis_cerningly
disgustingly1852254dis_gustingly
distressful1561904distress_ful_
distrusting1386494distrusting__
disturbingly1951944dist_urbingly
increasingly1852754_increasingly
interestingly1753994_interestingly
pressingly1646004___pressingly
restressing1266044restressing__
stressing1038334__stressing__
arrestingly1552965__arrestingly
blisteringly1852295blist_e_ringly
buttressing1453055buttressing__
degressively20174145d_egressively
depressing1448095d_epressing__
depressively21114615d_epressively
digressional1453165di_gressional_
digressionary1861575di_gressionary
discrepantly2062025discre_pantly
discussing1445985dis_cussing__
diseasing11310835dis__easing__
dismayingly2152175dis__mayingly
dismissing1445065dis_missing__
dismissively2161955dis_missively
disparagingly2161735disparagingly
dispensing1448235dis_pensing__
dispersing1449305dis_persing__
dispersively2153515dis_persively
displeasing1544935displeasing__
dispraising1546045dispraising__
dispreading1645915dispreading__
disquietingly2761785disquietingly
disseising1247645dis_seising__
distasting1248025dist_asting__
distending1348335dist_ending__
distensible1454295dist_ensi_ble
distracting1569255distracting__
distraining1346985distraining__
distress9311715distress_____
distressed1246445distress___ed
distresses1148855distress___es
districting1559005districting__
distrustfully2061925distrustfully
dressily1246445d___ressi__ly
dressing102810425d___ressing__
dressings11265375d___ressing_s
engrossingly1751415_engrossingly
entreatingly1653035_entreatingly
fortressing1543965fortressing__
hostessing1444575host_essing__
impressing1547545_impressing__
impressively2254395_impressively
intriguingly1752045_intriguingly
listlessly1343465listless___ly
misguessing1542835misguessing__
misleadingly1951695mis_leadingly
mistreating1449285mistreating__
mistrusting1465925mistrusting__
mistrysting1774315mistrysting__
prestressing1583975prestressing__
refreshingly2251915_refreshingly
screamingly1952385__screamingly
sterlingly1445205__st_erlingly
stressfully1752255__stressfully
strikingly1843725__str_ikingly
surpassingly1851595__surpassingly
teasingly1346055___t_easingly
trustingly1444375___trustingly
waitressing1552495waitressing__
witheringly2152525wi_the_ringly
witnessing1442445wi_tnessing__

Search took 10 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 Limit124790829.15613629.3
3Display Results82820.0631301.6
 (SQL Overall)178691829.35919093.0
 
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