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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 “assess” 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.

54 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
assess6571046(None) 
asses55629281asse_s
assets65617661assets
abbess10509772abbess
abscess1133902abscess
access1037682access
apses76823912apse_s
arses55733872arse_s
asceses938622asceses
ascesis938372ascesis
ashes86230612ashe_s
ashless10318452ashless
askers105915402askers
askeses1136462askeses
askesis1136122askesis
aspens85013352aspens
aspers86220312aspers
assais6711962assais
assays977902assays
assent65119952assent
assents74512222assents
assert64922582assert
asserts74311792asserts
assessed945022assessed
assesses737382assesses
assessor843622assessor
asset55932262asse_t
assist6314602assist
assists738472assists
asters65631602asters
awless939262awless
basses85428302basse_s
bassets96414822bassets
bassness1096742bassness
esses56422972esse_s
gasless8319012gasless
gassers84714632gassers
gasses75724782gasse_s
hassels104311022hassels
isseis638562isseis
lasses64827592lasse_s
masses85028712masse_s
massless10277112massless
obsess845942obsess
passels93913022passels
passers94717752passers
passes86030472passe_s
passless10247222passless
possess9419122possess
reassess836512reassess
sasses64124392sasse_s
tassels74510852tassels
tasses64826762tasse_s
tassets75012772tassets

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551542.18637763.5
3Display Results54540.0163375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691542.54570212.6
 
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