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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 “espousing” 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.

95 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
espousing126500(None) 
bespousing1553411bespousing
spousing11198731_spousing
exposing1836672expo_sing
sousing83517822_s_ousing
spouting113511952_spouting
apposing1337403appo_sing
arousing93811803_arousing
aspersing1237603aspersing
bescouring1584643bescouring
beshouting1644023beshouting
blousing1138793_blousing
bousing103718043__bousing
carousing1237893carousing
chousing14259423_chousing
cohousing1535283cohousing
delousing1136303delousing
deposing12129773depo_sing
despising13167503desp_ising
despoiling1445113despoiling
desponding1555663desponding
disposing1339933dispo_sing
dousing93315763__dousing
effusing1534263e_ffusing
embossing1444713embossing
endorsing1147303endorsing
ensouling1046003ensouling
enthusing1355213enthusing
epoxying2133033e_poxying
escorting1237713escorting
escoting1158713esco_ting
espousal1083013espous_al
espousals1152363espousals
espouse936403espous__e
espoused1134853espous_ed
espouser1044383espous_er
espousers1143383espousers
espouses1037303espous_es
espying1336193esp__ying
estopping1434793estopping
excusing1836503e_xcusing
expensing1946003expensing
exporting1937323exporting
expounding2142693expounding
expulsing1944283expulsing
grousing103410453_grousing
housing113316523__housing
imposing1348463impo_sing
inpouring1236393inpouring
lousing83817733__lousing
mispoising1546583mispoising
mousing103816273__mousing
opposing1336383oppo_sing
osmosing1135223osmo_sing
pausing103912813__pausing
poising103617103__poising
posing93922643__po_sing
pouring103115863__pouring
pouting103519943__pouting
rearousing1156453rearousing
rehousing1337253rehousing
reposing111213803repo_sing
repouring12310073repouring
responding1437403responding
respooling1355743respooling
respotting1347113respotting
resprouting1445053resprouting
rousing83920553__rousing
scouring112810853_scouring
scouting112612753_scouting
shouting122711793_shouting
snouting92511923_snouting
souping104215533_s_ouping
souring83219063_s_ouring
spoiling112911553_spoiling
spoking143212223_spo_king
sponging1238823_sponging
spoofing14228363_spoofing
spooking15269803_spooking
spooling113212563_spooling
spooning112811443_spooning
spooring113111463_spooring
sporing104319413_spo_ring
sporting112415463_sporting
spotting112812093_spotting
spoutings12245153_spoutings
sprouting1236943_sprouting
sprucing1336893_sprucing
spuing94313363_sp_u_ing
spuming1248523_sp_uming
swouning12246563_swouning
tousing82916993__tousing
unhousing1335883unhousing
uprousing1235623uprousing
vapouring1544653vapouring

Search took 7 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 Limit148641956.25023782.6
3Display Results95950.0462065.2
 (SQL Overall)178691956.71926594.9
 
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