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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 “exigency” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

33 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
exigency214472(None) 
exigence1846561exigence
eminency1544782eminency
exigences1946332exigences
exigent1539512exigen_t
exigently2045122exigently
agency1237033__agency
coagency1644863coagency
cogency1547013_cogency
elegancy1444383elegancy
emergency17154553emergency
eminence1247523eminence
ensigncy1443053ensig_ncy
epigeic1245983epigeic_
epigene1037893epigen_e
epigenic1347483epigenic
epigyny1642753epigyn_y
evidence1446563evidence
exigencies2045263exigencies
exiguity1942723exiguity
existence1845413existence
exogen1436513exogen__
exogens1536883exogen_s
indigency16215583indigency
leniency1345313leni_ency
pungency1644093pungency
regency1337363_regency
renitency1445443renitency
residency1565513residency
reticency1644573reticency
tangency1444563tangency
turgency1444833turgency
urgency1345663_urgency

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162337.03020791.2
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.46923924.4
 
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