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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 “instancies” 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.

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
instancies124661(None) 
instances1148751instanc_es
constancies1546642constancies
infancies1446972in_fancies
instance1049882instanc_e_
instanced1245702instanc_ed
instancing1344642instancing
blatancies1444373blatancies
dilatancies1453253dilatancies
distances12311653distanc_es
ensigncies1353273ensigncies
estancias1145003_estancias
eustacies1146603eusta_cies
hesitancies1643993hesitancies
incessancies1652853incessancies
inconstancies1763393inconstancies
inerrancies1355053inerrancies
insanities1049423ins_anities
insistencies1454053insistencies
instancy1346573instanc__y
instanter946243instan_ter
instantiates1253613instantiates
instantness1154083instantness
instants8910153instan__ts
instates81615833insta__tes
instincts1144533instinc_ts
insurances1246863insuranc_es
intestacies1355303intesta_cies
irritancies1353343irritancies
isostacies1244433isosta_cies
issuances1144643issuanc_es
militancies1554223militancies
nancies93516843_n__ancies
stances93715963__stanc_es
stanches132312793__stanches
testacies1148373testa_cies

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603366.50021631.2
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691366.93625762.8
 
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