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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 “presswork” 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.

33 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
presswork185453(None) 
pressworks1954121pressworks
guesswork1752062guesswork
pressmark1762842pressmark
pressor93512882press_or_
pressors103212692press_ors
prework164210912pre__work
breastwork1952603breastwork
brushwork2142913brushwork
classwork1843793classwork
crossword1544023crossword
fretwork1845693fre_twork
frostwork1943493frostwork
glasswork1743243glasswork
guessworks1851873guessworks
meshwork2043553_meshwork
password1444843p_assword
piecework2043203piecework
plessor9317693pless_or_
plessors10278253pless_ors
prescore124812373pre_score
presoak1348453pre_s_oak
presort95219543pre_s_ort
pressboard1553033pressboard
presser93717623press_er_
pressers103215023press_ers
pressmarks1842333pressmarks
pressroom13104353pressroom
pressure1039773press_ure
prestore104217353pre_store
preworks17599013pre__works
preworn124711223pre__worn
rework136619793_re__work

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641338.00018580.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.43921174.4
 
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