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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 “misapprehension” 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.

27 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
misapprehension248135(None) 
apprehension1992643___apprehension
misapprehending2671163misapprehending
apprehensions20102464___apprehensions
misapprehend2261474misapprehen___d
misapprehended25101134misapprehen_ded
misapprehends2371304misapprehen__ds
apprehensive2262575___apprehensive
comprehension2262975__comprehension
incomprehension2481345incomprehension
misimpression1971765misimpr__ession
prehension1546315_____prehension
reprehension1753375___reprehension
apprehending2152496___apprehending
apprehensible22131846___apprehensible
apprehensibly25111676___apprehensibly
comprehensions2362666__comprehensions
disapprobation2162666disappr_obation
misapplication2263346misapp_lication
misimpressions2081696misimpr__essions
misperception2162876mis_per_ception
misprision1453506mis__pr___ision
misrepresenting2071436misrepresenting
prehensions1645946_____prehensions
pretension1247536_____pretension
reprehensions1853196___reprehensions
suppression1564336__suppr__ession

Search took 9 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 Filter178691950240.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit95024277.75012261.2
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.15621909.1
 
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