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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 “perseveringly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

60 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
perseveringly22699(None) 
persevering1743252persevering__
perseverance1961904perseveran_ce
perseverances2061844perseverances
perseverating1952524perseverating__
beseechingly235995be_seechingly
bewilderingly2371095bewilderingly
blisteringly1852295blis_teringly
blusteringly1852035blus_teringly
despairingly1961895de_spairingly
dissevering1664085dissevering__
endearingly1653225_ende_aringly
enfevering1743865_enfevering__
erringly1237775_er____ringly
exceedingly2551935_exce_edingly
fleeringly1743725__fle_eringly
freezingly2643365_fr_e_ezingly
grovelingly1951875_gr_ovelingly
irreverently1862385_irreverently
jeeringly2045145___je_eringly
leeringly1345965___le_eringly
overbearingly2261355overbe_aringly
overpoweringly266755overpoweringly
overweeningly2361315overwe_eningly
persecuting1643835persecuting__
perseverate1663165persever__ate
perseverated1852885persever_ated
perseverates1753155persever_ates
perseveration1853805perseveration
perseverative2162315perseverative
persevere1443995persever____e
persevered1642635persever___ed
perseveres1543405persever___es
perspiring1544855pers_piring__
perversely1852095per__ver_sely
pervertedly2052295per__vertedly
perverting1646625per__verting__
pestering122315665pe_s_tering__
potteringly1762945p__otteringly
preachingly2242905p_r_eachingly
pressingly1646005p_r_e_ssingly
presumingly1952285p_r_esumingly
preveniently2083245p_r_eveniently
provokingly2451805p_r_ovokingly
purringly1545745pur____ringly
quaveringly2752195__quaveringly
quiveringly2751835__quiveringly
reassuringly1651345reas_suringly
retiringly1444515__r_etiringly
revealingly1842655__r_evealingly
reverently1645615__r_everently
revering122918075__r_evering__
rivetingly1743545__r_ivetingly
searingly1338275___se_aringly
seemingly1545715___se_emingly
severing122013855___severing__
unwaveringly2251915_unwaveringly
veeringly1645475___ve_eringly
waveringly2043725___waveringly
whisperingly2451545whis_peringly

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790609.32613380.9
3Display Results60600.0331818.2
 (SQL Overall)178691609.76518299.1
 
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