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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 “placement” 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.

49 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
placement154818(None) 
placemen1445781placemen_
placements1645971placements
emplacement1955272emplacement
enlacement1458142enlacement
pavement1549442p_avement
placeman1445682placeman_
replacement1755202replacement
solacement1445692solacement
abasement1348333abasement
abatement1348183abatement
alinement1149103alinement
amazement2246473amazement
basement12311493_basement
blastment1347163blastment
casement12311953_casement
cement103321673___cement
clement11313773cl__ement
defacement1847003defacement
displacement1954423displacement
easement10414163_easement
effacement2045373effacement
element9317803el__ement
elopement13118223elopement
emplacements2054573emplacements
enactment1348163enactment
enlacements1546993enlacements
lament85024943_la__ment
misplacement2053163misplacement
outplacement1871863outplacement
packmen1746313p_ackmen_
parament12415403p_arament
parchment1846913parchment
pavements1647003p_avements
payment14310703p_a_yment
placeless1335613placeless
placenta1275723plac__enta
placet103923673plac__e_t
placket15412873plac_ke_t
plangent1138803pla_ngent
platelet10510733platele_t
policemen1543783policemen_
preachment1945943preachment
precedent1448873precedent
recement12315653_recement
replacements1854443replacements
solacements1554383solacements
spacemen1445413spacemen_
statement1148793statement

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641497.21620598.8
3Display Results49490.0163062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691497.65523343.0
 
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