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

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

29 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
preapproving195162(None) 
reapproving1982881_reapproving
approving1745053___approving
disapproving2152373disapproving
preapplying1842193preapp_lying
preapprove1651973preapprov__e
preapproved1851763preapprov_ed
preapproves1752003preapprov_es
reproving1538413_re__proving
preabsorbing1951974preabsorbing
prearming14139224prea__r_ming
preaverring1743244preaver_ring
preexposing2352614preexp_osing
preimposing1842904preimp_osing
preparing14311644pre_par__ing
prepaving1787234pre__p_aving
prepping12309764pre_pp___ing
prepricing1746734pre__pricing
preserving1637364pre_ser_ving
presupposing1651884presupposing
reappearing1643944_reappearing
reapplying1843024_reapp_lying
reappoint1346324_reapp_o_int
reappraising1762844_reappraising
reapprove1643184_reapprov__e
reapproved1842744_reapprov_ed
reapproves1743064_reapprov_es
reopposing1543654_reopp_osing
reprobing1438074_re__probing

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790297.00017827.1
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.42224075.9
 
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