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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 “webcasting” 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.

34 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
webcasting184248(None) 
recasting122414232re_casting
basting104227203__b_asting
blasting114013423__blasting
boasting113512493__boasting
casting104628343___casting
debasing12238063deb_as_ing
debating123213733deb_a_ting
decanting132510633de_canting
demasting1338453de_masting
descanting1446923descanting
easting84924303_e__asting
encashing1536443_encashing
encasing11610823_encas_ing
encysting1544613_encysting
feasting122011323fe__asting
miscasting1557073miscasting
overcasting1748513overcasting
precasting15169833precasting
rebaiting12311643reb_aiting
rebating112418343reb_a_ting
recanting122414823re_canting
repasting122312833re_pasting
retasting102513413re_tasting
telecasting1443793telecasting
upcasting1434823_upcasting
wasting114422843w___asting
webcast1445553webcast___
webcasted1741973webcast_ed
webcaster1642383webcast_er
webcasters1742143webcasters
webcasts1543313webcast__s
westing115020273we___sting
yeasting12188923ye__asting

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603345.68624727.9
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691345.85830503.8
 
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