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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 “readings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

63 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
readings10351264(None) 
beadings123711781beadings
headings133510491headings
leadings103511241leadings
reading93327211reading_
reedings103510361reedings
arcadings1354392arcadings
beading113221862beading_
bearings113912252bearings
beatings114113232beatings
beddings13407922beddings
bladings12337752bladings
breading123515462breading_
breakings16297062breakings
breedings13375762breedings
dealings103510702dealings
dreading113712802dreading_
earings84517712_earings
eatings84616442_eatings
endings92910442_endings
fadings12469302_fadings
gearings10359502gearings
geldings11316162geldings
heading122919112heading_
hearings123611852hearings
ladings93814132_ladings
leading93419552leading_
leanings94010182leanings
leasings9379842leasings
leavings12407492leavings
loadings10378382loadings
meanings11329162meanings
mendings12338302mendings
pleadings13285542pleadings
racings105015132r_acings
ratings84217412r_atings
ravings114614502r_avings
readding11411362readding_
readies83324712readi_es
readiness102611852readiness
readying13410222readying_
reagins84215642reagin_s
realigns936252realigns
reaming103924012reaming_
reaping103621212reaping_
rearing83128782rearing_
reaving113820532reaving_
redding103218512redding_
reding83825562re_ding_
redwings13305732redwings
reeding94124132reeding_
reedlings11236342reedlings
reelings94012562reelings
rending93924262rending_
rereadings12124542rereadings
ridings93412092r_idings
roarings9248292roarings
seatings93614302seatings
shadings13327432shadings
steadings11307082steadings
treading103515332treading_
weddings14355532weddings
yealings12257702yealings

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059634.09329577.1
3Display Results63630.0163937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691634.49939717.9
 
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