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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 “windsurfing” 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.

55 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
windsurfing195139(None) 
windsurfings205781windsurfings
windburning1851072windburning
insuring9311153_in_sur_ing
windsurf1543163windsurf___
windsurfed1851293windsurf_ed
windsurfs1641913windsurf__s
bodysurfing2151114bodysurfing
censuring1237604cen_sur_ing
cincturing1554264cinctur_ing
cindering13311224cind_er_ing
coinsuring1345374coin_sur_ing
enduring10310014_end_ur_ing
enserfing1345894_en_serfing
ensuring9310174_en_sur_ing
fissuring1344814fi_ssur_ing
handcuffing2451074handcuffing
handspring1743864handspr_ing
hindering14310274hind_er_ing
incurring1236874_in_curring
incurving1545374_in_curving
indorsing1137144_ind_orsing
inducing1237874_ind_u_cing
inducting1338374_ind_ucting
induing91910944_ind_u__ing
indulging1244774_ind_ulging
indurating1249244_ind_urating
ingulfing1443874_in_gulfing
injuring1637474_in_jur_ing
inpouring1236394_inpour_ing
inserting10914244_in_serting
insulting1038054_in_sulting
inuring81213014_in__ur_ing
inurning937554_in__urning
reinsuring1146384rein_sur_ing
skysurfing215814_skysurfing
surfing112914484____surfing
tincturing1343324tinctur_ing
tonsuring1046504ton_sur_ing
wandering143310984wand_er_ing
wildering1456744wild_er_ing
windburn1442734windbur__n_
windburns1542214windbur__ns
windburnt1552694windbur__nt
winding123517914wind____ing
windjamming2751284windjamming
windlassing1651824windlassing
windling132212264wind___ling
windmilling1851774windmilling
windowing1744814wind__owing
windrowing1843214wind_rowing
windscreen1651594windscreen_
windscreens1751204windscreens
wintering13412364win_ter_ing
wondering142110464wond_er_ing

Search took 9 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 Limit148819558.15618246.6
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691558.60920756.3
 
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