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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 “necessitously” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

29 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
necessitously186159(None) 
necessitous1351562necessitous__
necessities1354574necessities__
necessitousness16121404necessitousness
necessity1453424necessit____y
deceitfully2052065dece__itfully
desirously1445245__de_sirously
despiteously1862975__despiteously
facetiously1954585face_ti_ously
felicitously2053115fe_licitously
incestuously1762835ince_stuously
licentiously1753645licenti_ously
necessarily1661765necess__arily
necessitarian1571765necessitarian
necessitate1352535necessit__ate
necessitated1552255necessit_ated
necessitates1452445necessit_ates
necessitating1662375necessitating
necessitation15123095necessitation
nefariously1754495ne_fari_ously
precipitously2272885prec_ipitously
rebelliously1762205rebelli_ously
recessional1354985recessi_onal_
recessionals1453615recessi_onals
recessionary1753065recessi_onary
recessions1248935recessi_ons__
recessively1964685recessi__vely
repetitiously1863045repe_titiously
secessions1246465secessi_ons__

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 Filter1786911247900.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit124790298.33014980.8
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691298.78220347.4
 
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