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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 “nourished” 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.

33 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
nourished137460(None) 
nourisher1274481nourisher
nourishes12116731nourishes
flourished1743112flourished
nourish1039702nourish__
nourishers1383632nourishers
touristed1044302touristed
anguished1443983angu_ished
burnished1544923_burnished
cherished1865193cherished
coursed104113603cour_s_ed
flourisher1643053flourisher
flourishes1644293flourishes
furbished1843773_furbished
furnished1644583_furnished
malnourished189983malnourished
monished1438133mo_nished
noirish1037883noirish__
noised75416233no__is_ed
noshed104413503no___shed
nourishing1444243nourishing
nourishment1654453nourishment
nursed74514663n_ur_s_ed
outfished16116603_outfished
outrushed1346293_outrushed
outwished1655683_outwished
perished14310083_perished
polished1468433po_lished
punished1436043_punished
sourish10310693sourish__
squished21186393squ_ished
unfurnished1852233unfurnished
unpunished1642523unpunished

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641336.69022218.4
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.12325086.5
 
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