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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 “monstrous” 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.

42 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
monstrous118735(None) 
monestrous1274281monestrous
monstrously1654072monstrously
oestrous869922_oestrous
anestrous946603anestrous
anserous8410543_anserous
boisterous1244583boisterous
conscious1347593conscious
construe1049053constr_ue
construes11410133construes
controls10311393con_trols
diestrous1046603diestrous
estrous7712533__estrous
goitrous945763go_itrous
lustrous877803_lustrous
maestros1046163maestro_s
manitous1039173manit_ous
menstrua1044023menstr_ua
menstruum1352673menstruum
menstruums1451903menstruums
minstrels1145693minstrels
monecious1376343monecious
monitions11310883monitions
monitors10310823monit_ors
monoicous1345973monoicous
monotonous1254933monotonous
monsoons1047343mons_oons
monsteras11318243monsteras
monsters103314553monst_ers
monteros1039453montero_s
monurons1037093mon_urons
nitrous73512483__nitrous
nonporous1147153nonporous
nonserious1046623nonserious
nonstops10116883nonst_ops
oestrus7169583_oestr_us
onerous7312973_on_erous
ponderous1267273ponderous
roisterous1044713roisterous
sinistrous1053473sinistrous
sonorous8410413son_orous
wondrous1246823won_drous

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641428.67017144.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691428.84220209.3
 
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