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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 “embarrassed” 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.

25 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
embarrassed165176(None) 
embarrasses1562011embarrasses
embarrass1342282embarrass__
embarrassedly219902embarrassedly
unembarrassed187942unembarrassed
disembarrassed2071133disembarrassed
embarrassing1761533embarrassing
embarrassment19112103embarrassment
embarred13174803embarr___ed
arrased8149864___arra_sed
badassed1244274__ba_dassed
barracked1844754__barracked
barraged1297694__barra_ged
brassed103612374__b__rassed
disembarrasses1981144disembarrasses
embargoed1542344emba_r_goed
embarked17205224emba_r__ked
embarrassable1971044embarrassable
embarrassments20111824embarrassments
embossed1344704emb___ossed
embraced15106674emb__ra_ced
harassed1237114__ha_rassed
matrasses1157294_m_atrasses
smartasses1243164sm_artasses
teargassed1252164_teargassed

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819259.19016193.6
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691259.62318569.2
 
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