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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 “sewering” 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.

48 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
sewering12241109(None) 
severing122013851severing
skewering1744631skewering
bewaring14279492bewaring
bowering142911712bowering
cowering142514032cowering
dowering132510612dowering
fevering152510082fevering
jeering153513042je_ering
jeweling1935482jeweling
leering83417642le_ering
levering122212502levering
lowering122210912lowering
metering112915632metering
peering103520352pe_ering
petering112516812petering
powering142210802powering
revering122918072revering
rewearing132310702rewearing
rewiring122911222rewiring
sabering112113742sabering
searing83330922se_aring
seceding12288562seceding
secerning1246202secerning
securing11310412securing
seeding93719482se_eding
seeing74222142se_e_ing
seeking124016062se_eking
seeling83522002se_eling
seeming103216262se_eming
seeping103817912se_eping
sering74731812s__ering
sewing103819622sew__ing
sheering123715102sheering
showering1646402showering
sneering93414502sneering
sobering111912782sobering
speering113116322speering
sphering142811942sphering
spiering112713352spiering
steering93916792steering
supering11317682supering
swearing123711442swearing
sweeping14389142sweeping
sweeting123911312sweeting
swerving1546112s_werving
towering122610872towering
veering113213682ve_ering

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 Filter1786911210590.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121059483.94030725.6
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691484.35940993.6
 
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