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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 “extemporaneity” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

23 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
extemporaneity287143(None) 
contemporaneity24221433contemporaneity
extemporaneous25101493extemporaneous
extemporarily2771943extempora_rily
extemporally2662184extempora__lly
extemporary2562294extempora___ry
temporality1853674__tempora_lity
exemplarity2592035ex_emp_la_rity
extemporal2152705extempora____l
extempore2053475extempor__e___
extemporise22183645extempor___ise
extemporised24163065extemporise__d
extemporises23163695extemporise__s
extemporising2562325extempor_ising
extemporize31153625extempor___ize
extemporized33143275extemporize__d
extemporizer32153065extemporize__r
extemporizers33132375extemporize_rs
extemporizes32163585extemporize__s
extemporizing3462755extempor_izing
exteriority2153675exterior___ity
externality2155045exte___rnality
temporarily1852415__tempora_rily

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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024235.90616089.4
3Display Results23230.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691236.26228535.8
 
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