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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 “elegances” 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.

46 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
elegances124618(None) 
elegance1146371elegance_
elegancies1345011elegancies
elegancy1444382eleganc_y
inelegances1453272inelegances
relevances1596112relevances
abeyances1644613abeyances
allegiances14103063allegiances
alliances11107093alliances
cleanses10358143cle_anses
clearances1444793clearances
delegacies1444033delegacies
delegatees1244273delegatees
delegates1139843delega_tes
elegant8311503elegan__t
elegantly1343983elegantly
elegiacs1144053elegiac_s
elegies81312903eleg__ies
elegises9128823eleg_ises
elegizes18137103eleg_izes
elevates111110423eleva_tes
elevenses1244333elevenses
emergences15105953emergences
enhances1339293e_nhances
entrances11310953entrances
esperances1446253esperances
exigences1946323exigences
flagrances1644183flagrances
glances104113143gl__ances
inelegance1353323inelegance_
iterances1148913iterances
lances84824103_l__ances
legacies1139043_legacies
legatees9258433_legatees
legates82917683_lega_tes
penances12312443_penances
pleasances1444193pleasances
relegates10310943relega_tes
relevance14146443relevance_
relevancies1654333relevancies
reliances1139623rel_iances
seances93015343_se_ances
severances1546783severances
telegonies1145653telegonies
tolerances1245993tolerances
vengeances1643643vengeances

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641466.73322076.5
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.17224915.1
 
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