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

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

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

16 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
paving12451974(None) 
caving124822611caving
having134220371having
laving104623571laving
pacing114522751pacing
paging104020401paging
paling93530131paling
paring94236491paring
pavin105623201pavin_
pavings134011631pavings
pavins114919661pavins
pawing124519551pawing
paying123722161paying
raving105128851raving
saving104724511saving
waving134018201waving

Search took 1 second 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 Filter178691487550.0901985455.6
2DLD Change Limit48755160.89354596.9
3Display Results16160.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691160.983181781.3