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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 “exists” 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.

59 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
exists13471091(None) 
exist124618941exist_
exits125515911exi_ts
sexists14267671sexists
agists75713172agists
axises134413992axises
bemists113410712bemists
cists76624532_cists
coexists1735652coexists
deists74916432deists
delists84414172delists
desists83611722desists
easts57530322e_asts
edicts94911702edicts
edits65819032edi_ts
egests74411252egests
egises7312492egises
egoists887072egoists
elints65816422elints
emits75421472emi_ts
enlists749392enlists
evicts11368562evicts
exacts15359612exacts
exalts13328312exalts
excises1638932excises
exerts133712292exerts
exiles134816402exiles
exines135715802exines
existed1538472existed
exit114428672exi_t_
expats1537682expats
exults13257632exults
feists94915312feists
fists85527542_fists
foists95413982foists
gists66026192_gists
grists74716482grists
heists96814632heists
hists86328372_hists
hoists95516022hoists
joists134711032joists
kists95822122_kists
legists899592legists
lists56628692_lists
maists85817572maists
mists76633902_mists
odists749852odists
relists73817062relists
resists74414932resists
sexisms16226222sexisms
sexist133013482sexist_
shists96515112shists
twists9549752twists
verists103613672verists
waists97415452waists
whists124613812whists
wists86728522_wists
wrists95415642wrists
xysts15558122_xysts

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551592.47033421.5
3Display Results59590.0134538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691592.80963613.7
 
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