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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 “substance” 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.

33 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
substance134675(None) 
substances1446321substances
subspace1445682subspa_ce
substage11117182substa_ge
substate101711092substa_te
assistance1253453assistance
distance11311853_distance
instance1049883_instance
jubilance2043473jubilance
nuisance1045713nuis_ance
puissance1343783puissance
pursuance1344093pursuance
quittance2043543quittance
sibilance1384713sibilance
stance84316913___stance
subbranch1853513subbranch
subrace11313003sub_ra_ce
subsale9310543subs_a_le
subscale1247603subsca_le
subscience1664543subscience
subsense1046963subs_ense
subsentence1553543subsentence
subsidence1554023subsidence
subsistence1553263subsistence
subspaces1545673subspa_ces
substages12127353substages
substantive1654173substantive
substates111410333substates
substrate11178793substrate
subtone9310343sub_ton_e
sunstone847793sunston_e
sustenance1253833su_stenance
usance858013_u_s_ance

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit148641336.39023261.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.87625987.6
 
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