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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 “fretting” 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.

55 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
fretting12271152(None) 
fetting113517871f_etting
fritting123510701fritting
retting83425881_retting
abetting1158292abetting
befretting1644792befretting
betting103921402_betting
creating113921952creating
cresting114017042cresting
curetting1236572curetting
dratting10389652dratting
duetting1047182duetting
erecting112415062erecting
facetting1535282facetting
fatting113818702f_atting
felting113515212f_elting
feting104417792f_e_ting
fettling1266772f_ettling
fitting113516562f_itting
flatting123511252flatting
fleeting122910322fleeting
flitting123010882flitting
foresting13311362foresting
forgetting1544662forgetting
freaking163611452freaking
freeing113713912fre_eing
freezing21308322freezing
freshing152611022freshing
frettier1156592frettier
fronting12310442fronting
frosting12311182frosting
frothing15208532frothing
fruiting12229062fruiting
getting93316562_getting
greeting103112352greeting
gritting10309982gritting
jetting153815342_jetting
letting83218532_letting
netting84018762_netting
petting103720952_petting
prettying1536042prettying
ratting83822362_ratting
renting84026852_renting
resting85031182_resting
retying113213832_retying
rotting82919682_rotting
rutting82718042_rutting
setting83621392_setting
stetting93410712stetting
treating92519612treating
trotting92510912trotting
vetting114216562_vetting
wetting114117382_wetting
whetting1535972whetting
wresting123811832wresting

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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059554.50026902.0
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691554.93636201.6
 
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