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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formalfunctioned” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

12 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
malfunctioned216134(None) 
malfunction1852802malfunction__
malfunctions1952662malfunction_s
misfunctioned2161712misfunctioned
functioned1643993___functioned
malfunctioning227853malfunctioning
affectioned2052454_a_ffectioned
auctioned1244954_a__u_ctioned
misfunction1853944misfunction__
misfunctions1953714misfunction_s
munitioned1353944m___unitioned
sanctioned1343904sa___nctioned

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024125.54617133.8
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691125.90630255.8