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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 “protesting” 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.

99 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
protesting13191025(None) 
pretesting131810681pretesting
protecting151910211protecting
pretasting13239282pretasting
pretexting20206972pretexting
priesting1239482pr_iesting
processing15108182processing
professing16106622professing
progestin1248422progestin_
progestins1348662progestins
projecting22177242projecting
prosecting15189812prosecting
protending1446812protending
protestant1247422protestant
retesting102614602_retesting
arresting1038633ar_resting
attesting1036383_attesting
contesting13312213contesting
cresting114017043cr__esting
detesting112610323_detesting
foresting13311363_foresting
frosting12311183fro__sting
frowsting1634683fro_wsting
molesting1237753_molesting
obtesting1245883_obtesting
patenting1248943p_atenting
pirouetting1442693pirouetting
plotting113011013plot__ting
portending1446193portending
portering122012303porte_ring
posting105622243p_o__sting
potting103720893p_ot__ting
precasting15169833precasting
precenting151012153precenting
precessing1598743precessing
predestine1349323predestine
preheating16310723preheating
prelecting15310163prelecting
prepasting15168883prepasting
presenting131013023presenting
presetting131010833presetting
pressing112516443pr__essing
pretelling1338133pretelling
pretending1438613pretending
pretreating1448893pretreating
preventing161210263preventing
probating14311193pro_bating
proceeding1644673proceeding
procreating1647693procreating
profiting1549983pro_fiting
progressing1545773progressing
promising14410973promis_ing
promoting1439923pro_moting
prompting1637203pro_mpting
pronating12313763pro_nating
propelling1556933propelling
propending1646143propending
prophesying2253063prophesying
proposing1439673propos_ing
prorating12314283pro_rating
prosecuting1645023prosecuting
proselyting1743903proselyting
prosing103319383pro__s_ing
prospecting1845853prospecting
prostrating1449393prostrating
protectant1446913protectant
protection14511473protection
protections15510703protections
protective1748423protective
protein92414733prote__in_
proteins102114283prote__ins
protest9317533protest___
protestants1354553protestants
protested12159113protest_ed
protester111510483protest_er
protesters12169393protesters
protestor11178493protest_or
protestors12169313protestors
protests10310493protest__s
protistan1145983protistan_
protistans1245203protistans
protistic13410983protisti_c
protonating1448593protonating
protracting1646933protracting
protruding1453633protruding
proverbing1843783proverbing
reesting93118273_r_eesting
renesting102514703_renesting
resting85031183_r__esting
retasting102513413_retasting
revesting132814123_revesting
roasting93012703_ro_asting
roosting93411463_ro_osting
rotating92614553_rot_ating
rotting82919683_rot__ting
rousting93913273_ro_usting
testing86021053___testing
trotting92510913trot__ting
wresting123811833wr__esting

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603996.48321688.0
3Display Results99990.0462152.2
 (SQL Overall)178691996.93525766.5
 
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