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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 “nothing” 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.

61 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
nothing11351190(None) 
northing12199061northing
noshing114612771noshing
notching14288581notching
nothings12266681nothings
noting74120151not_ing
anything1534992anything
bathing134816242bathing
botching16359702botching
clothing14278782clothing
coshing134316432coshing
coting94629252cot_ing
doting84821912dot_ing
dotting93314482dotting
frothing15208532frothing
hotching17309312hotching
hotting113116522hotting
joshing18519412joshing
jotting152912772jotting
kithing153411552kithing
knotting13236572knotting
kything18285522kything
lathing114315692lathing
loathing1247672loathing
lotting82917752lotting
moshing134214882moshing
mouthing142810242mouthing
naething1236072naething
netting84018762netting
niching133612432niching
nighing123410062nighing
nocking143615112nocking
nodding103811522nodding
nogging103612722nogging
noising83615172noising
nooning83014852nooning
noosing83315052noosing
northings13185572northings
nosing73419842no_sing
notating92513342notating
noticing1139452noticing
nutting83316232nutting
ohing96018812_o_hing
oohing104412932_oohing
pithing134014052pithing
poohing133112322poohing
potting103720892potting
rotting82919682rotting
soothing12269972soothing
southing122811822southing
thing96622982__thing
tithing113513892tithing
toothing12278862toothing
toting74123792tot_ing
totting82816842totting
trothing122410842trothing
tything14316572tything
voting103916032vot_ing
withing143814492withing
worthing15178052worthing
wotting112913842wotting

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit107671612.89337217.8
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691613.27954495.6
 
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