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

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

25 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
punctilious155216(None) 
punctilios1452281punctilio_s
punctilio1352272punctilio__
punctiliously2062472punctiliously
punctations1585353punctations
cunctations1576154cunctations
factitious1544084_factitious
fictitious1553094_fictitious
functions1437744funct__ions
junctions1835944junct__ions
pectinous1345554p_ecti_nous
pencilings1543154penc_ilings
postilions12116284p_ostilions
prestigious1453584prestigious
punctation1486054punctatio_n
punctiliousness1972234punctiliousness
punctuations1643184punctuations
punctuators1552224punctuators
punitions1137924pun__itions
pustulous1143434pu_stul_ous
ructious10277084ru_ct__ious
unctions1039734_unct__ions
unctuous1044854_unct__uous
uncurious1145034_unc_urious
untimeous1144444_un_timeous

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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819258.11018350.1
3Display Results25250.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691258.54620909.3
 
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