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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 “scatterings” 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.

50 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
scatterings1410397(None) 
scattering1398011scattering_
smatterings14103841smatterings
scatteringly1872492scatteringly
scuttering1386632scuttering_
shattering1498282shattering_
smattering1397582smattering_
spattering13107792spattering_
battering122715143_battering_
blattering13108713blattering_
cantering122417373_cantering_
catering112019903_ca_tering_
catteries11815523_catteri_es
centerings13247663_centerings
chattering16108643chattering_
clattering13109233clattering_
craterings1346003_craterings
featherings18105373featherings
flattering1498743flattering_
gatherings15105293_gatherings
gutterings12224913_gutterings
letterings11226003_letterings
mattering122314053_mattering_
nattering102212213_nattering_
pattering122314423_pattering_
patternings1443183_patternings
plasterings1444743plasterings
quarterings2143723quarterings
scampering1745323scampering_
scantlings1393313scant_lings
scarpering1545413scarpering_
scatterers12205043scatter_ers
scatterguns1451273scatterguns
scatters103612753scatter___s
scatting113311813scatt__ing_
sceptering1545793sceptering_
shatteringly1962383shatteringly
shuttering1496563shuttering_
skittering1535393skittering_
slathering14108283slathering_
slatterns935363slatter_n_s
slattings10346073slatt__ings
splattering1454543splattering_
sputtering13106463sputtering_
squattering2143803squattering_
stuttering1196353stuttering_
tattering102212323_tattering_
waterings13229253_wa_terings
weatherings1895263weatherings
yattering132410443_yattering_

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121633505.37622625.2
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691505.82630671.3
 
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