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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 “tortuous” 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.

52 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
tortuous84590(None) 
tortious839021tortious
torturous944451torturous
torous64319032tor__ous
tortuously13114952tortuously
tortures838912tortures
virtuous1144662virtuous
arduous837613_arduous
cernuous1055013cernuous
cormous11312353cor_mous
corneous10310033corneous
courteous1145813courteous
fastuous1145143fastuous
fatuous1037783_fatuous
fortuitous1352433fortuitous
fortunes1158283fortunes
goitrous945763goitrous
gorgeous1046293gorgeous
nocuous946583no_cuous
ordurous944753_ordurous
orgulous944213_orgulous
porous84419483por__ous
portions10514413portions
tartarous946423tartarous
tartufes1164153tartufes
tenuous738483t_enuous
toluols735823to_luols
torchons1337503torchons
toreros7311343torero_s
toros54336193tor__o_s
torpors939383tor_pors
torquers17204303torquers
torques16217513torqu_es
torsions839183torsions
torsos64815733tor_so_s
tortas64918253tort__as
tortes64826053tort__es
tortiously13106983tortiously
tortoise847093tort_oise
tortoni738033tort_oni
tortonis848743tortonis
torts56138123tort___s
torture738593tortu_re
tortured935843tortured
torturer835493torturer
torturers944343torturers
torturously1453713torturously
torulas759853tor_ulas
torus54329763tor___us
turacous1047143turacous
turquois1742453turquois
unctuous1044853unctuous

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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162526.42322756.0
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691526.84226116.8
 
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