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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 “prescribed” 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.

43 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
prescribed1710537(None) 
prescribe15106671prescribe_
prescriber1684881prescriber
prescribes16106281prescribes
proscribed1783811proscribed
described1544952_described
prescribers1793152prescribers
proscribe1585622proscribe_
proscriber16103722proscriber
proscribes16125352proscribes
ascribed1374693__ascribed
conscribed1743963conscribed
describe1346243_describe_
describer1444613_describer
describes1446003_describes
descried1248073_descri_ed
inscribed1444213_inscribed
precised133213413pre_c_ised
precited133013813pre_c_ited
predried12309573pre_dri_ed
prepriced1676643pre_priced
prescind1338393presc_i_nd
prescinded1644343prescinded
prescored14409403presc_ored
prescreen1345103prescr_een
prescreened1652643prescreened
prescribing1844553prescribing
prescript1547033prescri_pt
prescripts1644743prescripts
preserved15107563preser_ved
presided12410553pres__ided
presliced1435983pres_liced
presorted1239453presor_ted
pressurised1463823pressurised
pressurized2384033pressurized
prestrike1547493prestrike_
proscribers17112533proscribers
redescribed1752323redescribed
resorbed1138533_resor_bed
scribed124510643___scribed
subscribed1743823subscribed
superscribed1973543superscribed
transcribed1654743transcribed

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit140603436.25022496.5
3Display Results43430.0331303.0
 (SQL Overall)178691436.79926282.0
 
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