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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 “tempesting” 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.

40 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
tempesting154445(None) 
tempering1438732tempe_ring
tempting1357342temp__ting
bemisting1438073bem_isting
cementing1438763cem_enting
competing163712463compe_ting
composting17178053composting
demasting1338453dem_asting
dementing13311043dem_enting
detesting112610323de_testing
devesting14249903de_vesting
egesting1039013_e_gesting
expecting2146693_expecting
experting1938053_experting
impasting1436323_impasting
imposting1436813_imposting
reesting93118273re__esting
remeeting12311433rem_eeting
remelting12311703rem_elting
renesting102514703re_nesting
repasting122312843re_pasting
repeating122618983re_peating
repenting122316553re_penting
requesting2046313requesting
respecting1549883respecting
retesting102614603re_testing
revesting132814123re_vesting
tampering1438453tampe_ring
telneting1035593telne_ting
telnetting1143883telnetting
tempest1139223tempest___
tempested1444033tempest_ed
tempests1234443tempest__s
temping122710693temp___ing
tepefying1843233te_pefying
testing86021053t___esting
trapesing1247263trapes_ing
trapnesting1453153trapnesting
trumpeting1543573trumpe_ting
tumescing1443643tum_escing

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 Limit140603405.75024452.7
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691406.17228951.9
 
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