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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 “freshing” 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.

36 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
freshing15261102(None) 
fleshing15339301fleshing
brushing14359962brushing
crashing143512632crashing
creeshing1536242creeshing
cresting114017042cresting
crushing143010052crushing
dressing102810422dressing
fashing144918792f_ashing
fessing113812862f_essing
fishing143913862f_ishing
flashing153711552flashing
fleshings16335382fleshings
flushing15288832flushing
foresting13311362foresting
freaking163611452freaking
freeing113713912fre_eing
freezing21308322freezing
frenching18267752frenching
frescoing1544682frescoing
freshen133010882freshen_
freshening1744772freshening
freshens14298312freshens
fretting122711522fretting
frisking16268362frisking
frosting12311182frosting
frothing15208532frothing
meshing134513812_meshing
pressing112516442pressing
refreshing1746062refreshing
reshine102816942_reshine
resting85031182_resting
rushing113817702_rushing
threshing1645662threshing
trashing122613222trashing
wresting123811832wresting

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059363.64033258.0
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691364.06243990.9
 
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