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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 “nitpicking” 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.

28 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
nitpicking194303(None) 
nitpickier1851212nitpickier
anticking1649243ant_icking
deticking1736043det_icking
finicking1954463fi_nicking
gimmicking2241983gimmicking
mimicking2043873mi_micking
miskicking1844243miskicking
nicking143516323n___icking
nitpick1543783nitpick___
nitpicked1842203nitpick_ed
nitpicker1742203nitpick_er
nitpickers1841883nitpickers
nitpickiest1961243nitpickiest
nitpicks1643183nitpick__s
nitpicky1951693nitpick__y
nitriding1146723nitri_ding
nitrifying1744783nitrifying
noticing1139453not_ic_ing
outkicking1644683outkicking
picking163418333___picking
picnicking2142793picnicking
pinpricking2252183pinpricking
sticking153513463_st_icking
ticking143218753__t_icking
tricking152714513__tricking
unpicking1834883_unpicking
unsticking1744943unst_icking

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit140603285.61025062.9
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.01629702.6
 
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