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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 “estating” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

42 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
estating9261499(None) 
gestating11229981gestating
restating102319411restating
stating83725161_stating
astatine8313532astatine
eating75134402e__ating
elating83423082e_lating
equating18310112equating
escaping1347062escaping
escoting1158712escoting
essaying1235032essaying
estimating1348882estimating
estivating1447632estivating
estraying1338292estraying
estreating11710362estreating
hesitating1448002hesitating
instating10812212instating
mutating112211752mutating
notating92513342notating
nutating92411952nutating
reseating102421532reseating
reslating102516992reslating
restaging112410852restaging
restarting11310662restarting
rotating92614552rotating
sating74735452_s_ating
seating84130682_seating
sedating103014112sedating
setting83621392set_ting
skating123613852_skating
slating83724652_slating
staging93818372_staging
staking123919802_staking
staling83925422_staling
staning83922242_staning
staring84527052_staring
starting93116172_starting
statin63921472_statin_
statins73719772_statins
staving113915702_staving
staying114017322_staying
unstating10711212unstating

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121059423.81331749.0
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691424.24942054.8
 
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