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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 “encroachment” 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
encroachment217259(None) 
encroachments2282361encroachments
encashment1746113enc__ashment
encroached1842683encroach_e_d
encroacher1752293encroach_e_r
encroachers1851953encroach_ers
encroaches1743083encroach_e_s
encroaching1942993encroach_ing
enrichment1746083en_r_ichment
entrenchment1953553entrenchment
coachmen1745014__c_oachmen_
embracement1956094embr_acement
enactment1348164en___actment
encampment1894874enc__ampment
encasement1448704enc__asement
encashments1875064enc__ashments
enchainment1854124enc_hainment
enchantment1854304enc_hantment
encroach1542964encroach____
enforcement1855684en_forcement
enframement1855384enfr_amement
engraftment1753394engr_aftment
engrossment1453824engro_ssment
enlacement1458144en__lacement
enrichments1855334en_r_ichments
enrollment1245644en_ro_llment
enrolment1148474en_ro__lment
entrainment1356624entr_ainment
entrancement1686134entrancement
entrapment1447884entr_a_pment
entreatment13115644entrea_tment
entrenchments2052804entrenchments
preachment1945944__preachment

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790336.79618362.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.20224811.3
 
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