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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 “empathising” 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.

41 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
empathising195207(None) 
empathizing2852801empathizing
sympathising2361852sympathising
empathise1684183empathis__e
empathised18112803empathis_ed
empathises17104063empathis_es
emphasising1952453emphasising
sympathizing3252323sympathizing
amortising1345974amort_ising
appetising1544514appet_ising
baptising1446094bap_t_ising
emailing113010044em_a__iling
embattling1542194embat_tling
empaling1338364empa___ling
empaneling1573404empa_neling
empanelling1662414empanelling
empathetic1954294empatheti_c
empathic1764664empath__i_c
empathies16115404empath__ies
empathize25103514empath__ize
empathized27113114empathi_zed
empathizes2673444empathi_zes
emphasizing2853404emphasizing
emptying1634244emp_t__ying
enthusing1355214e__nthusing
epitomising1653404e_pitomising
equalising2065994equa_lising
euphemising1952864euphemising
expatiating2144364expatiating
expatriating2253064expatriating
hepatizing2546824hepat_izing
impairing1445474impa__iring
imparadising1852054imparadising
improvising1943844improvising
jeopardising2371654jeopardising
lemmatizing2554364lemmat_izing
machining1746934_m_achining
metalising1348944meta_lising
mortising1238694_mort_ising
patining11312304__pat_ining
temporising1644964temp_orising

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 Limit148819418.15618246.6
3Display Results41410.0301366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691418.60920756.3
 
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