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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 “perfunctoriness” 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.

28 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
perfunctoriness22994(None) 
peremptoriness2061484per_emptoriness
perfunctorily2371044perfunctori__ly
refractoriness1962224re_fractoriness
desultoriness1461725de_su_ltoriness
emunctories1552685_e_munctori_e_s
perfectiveness2455345perf_ectiveness
perfectness1853505perf_ect___ness
perfunctory2151665perfunctor____y
crunchiness1843286_cr_unc__hiness
mercenariness1762586mercen__ariness
paunchiness1842346p__aunc__hiness
perfectives2145476perf_ect__ive_s
perfidiousness2054136perf_idiousness
perfumeries1852796perfu__meri_e_s
perniciousness1855316per_niciousness
persnicketiness237636persnicketiness
perspicuousness2162256perspicuousness
portentousness1673536porten_tousness
princeliness1653016p_r_inc_eliness
protectories1656836p_rotectori_e_s
raunchiness1642886__raunc__hiness
refectories1646436re_f_ectori_e_s
reflectorizes2773546re_flectorize_s
refractories1754506re_fractori_e_s
runtiness92410396__r_un_t__iness
transitoriness1482666_transitoriness
voluntariness1662796_volun_tariness

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024287.25013106.8
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691287.62623431.8
 
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