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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 “refreshment” 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.

62 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
refreshment195406(None) 
refreshments2053601refreshments
refreshen1585162refresh_en_
refreshens16113992refresh_ens
enmeshment1755393_enmeshment
fleshment1745503__fleshment
freshmen1656023__freshmen_
prefreshman216763prefreshman_
recrement13411363recre__ment
refrainment1654483refrainment
refreshed1685613refresh_e_d
refreshened1852463refresh_ened
refresher15104653refresh_e_r
refreshers16103673refresh_ers
refreshes1595953refresh_e_s
refreshing1746063refresh_ing
refurbishment2362153refurbishment
represent11410073repres__ent
retrenchment1953233retrenchment
arrestment1246254_arrestment
cerement12315134ce_re__ment
decrement14411054decre__ment
decrescent1545644decres_cent
deferment151210304def_e_rment
encashment1746114_encashment
enmeshments1854364_enmeshments
enrichment1746084_enrichment
fleshments1843854__fleshments
freshen133010884__fresh_en_
freshens14298314__fresh_ens
freshest143010584__fresh_est
freshet133416644__fresh_e_t
freshman1644624__freshman_
impressment1755074impressment
nourishment1654454nourishment
preferment1746324pref_e_rment
pretreatment1653274pretreatment
ravishment1855124r_avishment
reargument1374664rear_gument
rearmament1455384rear_mament
reassessment1462764reassessment
recement12315654re_ce__ment
recrements1449354recre__ments
recruitment15113784recruitment
referent112813424ref_e__rent
refinement1548194ref_inement
refrainments1754004refrainments
refresh1335454refresh____
refreshening1952424refreshening
refurbishments2461954refurbishments
reinvestment1753544reinvestment
replenishment2072214replenishment
reprehend1584074repre_h_end
represents1246754repres__ents
resentment1248084re_sentment
retirement1259124retire__ment
retrenchments2062574retrenchments
revealment1545544re_vealment
revehent14239084re_ve_h_ent
revelment1448774re_ve_lment
revetment1448324re_ve_tment
rufescent1444864ruf_es_cent

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819628.86016796.7
3Display Results62620.0302066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691629.31319187.3
 
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