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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forformalnesses” 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.

19 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
formalnesses174448(None) 
formalness1544832formalne_s_s
cordialnesses1654573cordialnesses
dismalnesses1553983dismalnesses
fatalnesses1456283f_atalnesses
femalenesses1746863f_emalenesses
firmnesses1535613firm__nesses
foaminesses1658073foam_inesses
forkinesses1848003for_kinesses
formalises15258993formal__ises
forwardnesses20123263forwardnesses
foulnesses1337933fo__ulnesses
frailnesses1447593f_railnesses
localnesses1345853lo_calnesses
ovalnesses1346053_o_valnesses
realnesses10310853__realnesses
vocalnesses1645093vo_calnesses
womannesses1644393wo_mannesses
worminesses16127993worm_inesses

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024193.75025339.7
3Display Results19190.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691194.10643519.5