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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 “advancements” 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.

30 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
advancements205281(None) 
advancement1953161advancement_
advisements1754823adv_isements
arrangements1554323arrangements
enhancements1954893enhancements
abasements1446534a_ba_sements
abatements1446354a_ba_tements
adornments1345164adorn__ments
advancers1542994advanc__e_rs
advances1445614advanc__e__s
advisement1645644adv_isement_
alinements1247134a_lin_ements
amazements2345314a_ma_zements
amercements1755264a_mercements
announcements1762904announcements
arrangement1454834arrangement_
atonements1247204a_ton_ements
attachments1853344atta_chments
attunements1353724attun_ements
avouchments2152714a_vouchments
defacements1946074_defacements
derangements1665824derangements
divorcements2054414divorcements
effacements2154874effa_cements
enhancement1855624enhancement_
enlacements1546994enla_cements
entrancements17105174entrancements
placements1645974_pla_cements
ravagements1754164rava_gements
solacements1554384sola_cements

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790306.75018487.4
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.15624970.8
 
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