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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 “vending” 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.

98 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
vending12401526(None) 
bending114420891bending
ending83220251_ending
fending123717601fending
lending94118531lending
mending114018681mending
pending114119771pending
rending93924261rending
sending94221371sending
tending94419161tending
venging123710941venging
venting114218091venting
wending123816841wending
amending12308912amending
avenging1345862avenging
banding114921412banding
beading113221862beading
bedding124114482bedding
binding113819382binding
blending12249962blending
bonding113318432bonding
ceding104014802ce_ding
censing104215262censing
deeding103315122deeding
denning93515172denning
denting94422182denting
denuding1137112denuding
denying123711292denying
emending12298892emending
endings92910442_endings
enduing9249722_enduing
evading1237282evading
evening11310222even_ing
feeding123515072feeding
fencing132411132fencing
feuding123410262feuding
finding124116542finding
fonding123815422fonding
funding124113662funding
gelding103911792gelding
handing123518892handing
heading122919112heading
heeding123515062heeding
henting113719652henting
herding122915122herding
kenning124010542kenning
landing92819322landing
leading93419552leading
lensing84015102lensing
melding113414272melding
mendings12338302mendings
mensing103915102mensing
minding113317892minding
needing93214422needing
penning103616492penning
ponding114317082ponding
reading93327212reading
redding103218512redding
reding83825562re_ding
reeding94124132reeding
renting84026852renting
sanding93520602sanding
scending122610582scending
seeding93719482seeding
sensing84116952sensing
shending132511252shending
spending122712432spending
tedding103210882tedding
tensing84616652tensing
tenting84621152tenting
trending103012832trending
unending10239942unending
upending12258132upending
vanning113912462vanning
vealing114217422vealing
veering113213682veering
vegging13308872vegging
veiling113615292veiling
veining114713892veining
venin85118662ven_in_
venine93718432ven_ine
venins93816702ven_ins
venoming1436402venoming
verdin103113022verdin_
verdins112812332verdins
verging123812302verging
versing112314192versing
vesting114618682vesting
vetoing11309052vetoing
vetting114216562vetting
vexing17479172ve_xing
vining104619462vin_ing
voiding122910362voiding
wedding133411872wedding
weeding123815212weeding
welding123213252welding
winding123517912winding
yenning11369492yenning

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 Filter1786911076710.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit107671984.11026197.3
3Display Results98980.0303266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691984.59338905.1
 
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