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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 “secant” 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.

56 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
secant8402329(None) 
decant93524221decant
recant83228681recant
scant79735071s_cant
secants93413891secants
sejant133114481sejant
bezant17814542bezant
cant66362032__cant
cosecant12410682cosecant
decane93818872decane
decants103514442decants
decent94023702decent
descant104315592descant
exsecant1794752exsecant
gelant72821672gelant
incant82418512incant
leant56737782le_ant
levant9314492levant
meant76537212me_ant
pecan91919032pecan_
pecans101515832pecans
peccant13311732peccant
pedant9319492pedant
recane83022872recane
recants93217092recants
recast83422772recast
recent83630852recent
savant9416042savant
scan65530452s_can_
scans74625102s_cans
scants85219722s_cants
scanty114014662s_canty
scart76139772s_cart
scat65848372s_ca_t
scatt76030092s_catt
scent75831622s_cent
sealant73118302sealant
seat47575562se_a_t
seawant103613412seawant
secantly1345982secantly
second9411152second
secret8325062secret
sect67443622sec__t
secund937102secund
sedan65620422sedan_
sedans74816092sedans
sejeant1489722sejeant
sent46963012se__nt
servant10313632servant
sewan85921292sewan_
sewans95215902sewans
sextant142911962sextant
slant55238702s_lant
sonant6621952sonant
tenant6322472tenant
vacant11415132vacant

Search took 5 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 Filter178691825510.686260482.5
2DLD Change Limit82551563.67322475.1
3Display Results56560.0331697.0
 (SQL Overall)178691564.39240685.6
 
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