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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 “telphering” 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.

36 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
telphering164420(None) 
telfering1336252tel_fering
tempering1438732temp_ering
tethering1339132te_thering
blethering16115933blethering
ciphering17217703_ciphering
cyphering20175243_cyphering
deciphering2053223deciphering
delivering1545173delivering
ensphering1644973ensphering
feathering17108793feathering
insphering1644193insphering
leathering1488683leathering
lechering1538443le_chering
peltering122011673pel_tering
peppering1337083pe_ppering
sphering142811943__sphering
sulphuring1642773sulphuring
syphering18175733_syphering
tampering1438453tamp_ering
tapering112112503t_ap_ering
teddering12256303te_ddering
teetering10239893te_etering
telephoning1753233telephoning
telexing1646613tel__exing
telneting1035593tel_neting
telpher1235563telpher___
telphered1544223telpher_ed
telphers1335473telpher__s
tendering112210813te_ndering
tentering102313203te_ntering
tillering1037883til_lering
tochering1537153t_ochering
unsphering1644283unsphering
weathering1798353weathering
weltering13219493wel_tering

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 Limit140603366.20322666.9
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691366.62226984.4
 
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