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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 “cresting” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

72 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
cresting11401704(None) 
creating113921951creating
crestings12298041crestings
crusting113612791crusting
resting85031181_resting
wresting123811831wresting
arresting1038632arresting
besting104923922_besting
breasting1239582breasting
caressing1238802caressing
casting104628342c_asting
cessing103814812c_essing
cheating144014522cheating
cleating113518142cleating
clefting14347582clefting
coasting113615512coasting
corseting12312172corseting
costing104323022c_osting
crafting143710172crafting
crashing143512632crashing
crating103725202cr_ating
creaking153414122creaking
creaming133413142creaming
creasing113314442creasing
creatin93618132creatin_
creatine103417412creatine
creatins103617512creatins
crediting1338842crediting
creeling113513362creeling
creeping133310102creeping
creeshing1536242creeshing
cremating14312202cremating
creosoting1343792creosoting
creping122913652cre_ping
cretin82917912cre_tin_
cretins93216422cre_tins
crewing133212632cre_wing
crisping13319662crisping
crossing112612692crossing
crostini1038292crostini
crostino1038882crostino
crushing143010052crushing
curetting1236572curetting
dressing102810422dressing
egesting1039012egesting
erecting112415062erecting
foresting13311362foresting
freshing152611022freshing
fretting122711522fretting
frosting12311182frosting
greeting103112352greeting
guesting1058462guesting
jesting154317712_jesting
nesting84320442_nesting
pressing112516442pressing
priesting1239482priesting
questing1838272questing
reesting93118272reesting
renting84026852_renting
resiting93521122_resiting
restring91518782_restring
retting83425882_retting
rusting83821262_rusting
testing86021052_testing
treating92519612treating
trusting93411652trusting
trysting12267052trysting
unresting10311132unresting
vesting114618682_vesting
westing115020272_westing
wrestling1336062wrestling
zesting174515332_zesting

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059723.56034005.3
3Display Results72720.0164500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691723.96645055.7
 
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