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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 “pointing” 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.

65 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
pointing11281368(None) 
jointing16248611jointing
painting113614421painting
poinding122510001poinding
printing113216081printing
anointing1038622anointing
appointing1545322appointing
arointing1049362arointing
boinking15378422boinking
coining103920542coin_ing
counting113115272counting
dinting93520552_dinting
fainting123312162fainting
feinting123410832feinting
flinting123412342flinting
foining113013452foin_ing
foisting122910502foisting
glinting103210052glinting
hinting113919222_hinting
hoisting123610902hoisting
joining153011482join_ing
joisting16328502joisting
linting83820982_linting
minting103020812_minting
mounting112711812mounting
oinking123714712_oinking
opiating11410092opiating
opining10311742opin_ing
paining103920242pain_ing
paintings12327092paintings
panting104025422p_anting
peining104619152pein_ing
pinging113419552p_inging
pining93726532p_in_ing
pinking143918942p_inking
pinning103417852p_inning
pitting103618872p_itting
planting113515382planting
plinking153611242plinking
pointier1038302pointier
poising103617102poi_sing
poncing122913582po_ncing
ponding114317082po_nding
ponging113416152po_nging
pontine92419052po_ntine
ponying133312122po_nying
poontang1143812poontang
porting103021782po_rting
positing11312302positing
posting105622242po_sting
potting103720892po_tting
pouncing13318882pouncing
pounding123311472pounding
pouting103519942po_uting
prinking153212452prinking
printings12268102printings
punting103318442p_unting
sainting93215732sainting
splinting1238192splinting
sprinting12310032sprinting
stinting93415742stinting
tainting93613582tainting
tinting84620602_tinting
toiting83217092toi_ting
wonting113214102wo_nting

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059653.29636729.1
3Display Results65650.0331969.7
 (SQL Overall)178691653.70248268.8
 
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