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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 “capering” 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.

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
capering13241496(None) 
catering112019901catering
papering132213311papering
tapering112112501tapering
cageling12310842cageling
calipering1545002calipering
cambering16109872cambering
cameoing1379062cameoing
cankering162110792cankering
cantering122417372cantering
capelin11510972capelin_
capelins12311132capelins
capping143819672cap_ping
caprine11314232cap_rine
capturing1436622capturing
careering12311202careering
caring95137992ca__ring
carpeting1439482carpeting
caverning1536282caverning
cering94522532c__ering
chaptering18107962chaptering
cheering143612702cheering
ciphering17217702ciphering
clavering1538372clavering
cohering142413832cohering
compering163414162compering
coopering142611322coopering
coppering162810892coppering
covering142215722covering
cowering142514032cowering
cratering12312652cratering
cupeling1338862cupeling
cyphering20175242cyphering
diapering1339032diapering
hampering1738862hampering
havering152211052havering
lagering102212312lagering
lappering14258842lappering
layering122310352layering
pampering1638382pampering
paupering1437272paupering
sabering112113742sabering
scampering1745322scampering
scarpering1545412scarpering
supering11317682supering
tabering112211422tabering
tampering1438452tampering
vaporing1437652vaporing
wafering15208892wafering
wagering13219522wagering
watering122316312watering
wavering152410542wavering

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059523.75032282.4
3Display Results52520.0163250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691524.15642995.9
 
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