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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 “buttressing” 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.

90 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
buttressing145305(None) 
outdressing13104782outdressing
outpressing1485972outpressing
buttering122312523butt_e_ring
buttress1035883buttress___
buttressed1343983buttress_ed
buttresses1245663buttress_es
distressing1385973distressing
fortressing1543963fortressing
hotpressing1753703hotpressing
outblessing1443453outblessing
outcrossing1473943outcrossing
outgrossing1343963outgrossing
outguessing1342773outguessing
restressing1266043restressing
stressing1038333__stressing
suppressing1644973suppressing
undressing1246533_undressing
untrussing11124583_untrussing
waitressing1552493waitressing
addressing1343134_addressing
aggressing1344184_aggressing
attesting1036384_att_esting
battening12268854batt_e_ning
battering122715144batt_e_ring
bestrewing1643774bestre_wing
bettering122212754bett_e_ring
bittering122511994bitt_e_ring
blessing1137594b___lessing
brassing112612304b___rassing
bursting1138704bu__r_sting
burthening1643464burthe_ning
bussing103614624bu____ssing
butchering1844504butche_ring
butterflying2151144butterflying
butting103519284butt____ing
buttoning1246464butt__oning
caressing1238804__caressing
compressing1846434compressing
congressing1545604congressing
cuirassing1343024cu_irassing
depressing1448094_depressing
digressing1345794_digressing
dressing102810424___dressing
egressing1146854__egressing
expressing2046624_expressing
guessing1036244gu___essing
guttering112410444gutt_e_ring
hostessing1444574host_essing
impressing1547544_impressing
interesting12411124interesting
muttering122611324mutt_e_ring
oppressing1545974_oppressing
outbreeding1554344outbreeding
outclassing1443914outclassing
outdreaming1544234outdreaming
outgassing1245354ou_tgassing
outkissing1544324ou_tkissing
outpassing1355854ou_tpassing
outpreening1444194outpreening
outraising1139904ou_traising
outreading1239284ou_treading
outrushing1446404ou_trushing
outtasking1545724outt_asking
outtelling11107134outt_elling
outthrusting1651714outthrusting
outtrading1247154outtr_ading
outtricking1844144outtricking
outtrotting1244104outtrotting
outtrumping1642424outtrumping
outwrestling1651694outwrestling
pressing112516444___pressing
prestressing1583974prestressing
progressing1545774progressing
putrefying1942954pu_trefying
putrescine1453404pu_trescine
puttering122611644putt_e_ring
redressing1247824_redressing
regressing1248144_regressing
repressing13310394_repressing
threshing1645664__threshing
topdressing1552664topdressing
trussing9268654___trussing
uncrossing1345214_uncrossing
unresting10311134_u_nresting
untreading1247564_untreading
untrusting1186004_untrusting
uptossing1243524_upt_ossing
uttering91613084_utt_e_ring
witnessing1442444_witnessing

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819909.09316366.3
3Display Results90900.0461956.5
 (SQL Overall)178691909.57918654.5
 
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