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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 “ceasing” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

138 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
ceasing10411826(None) 
casing94829101c_asing
censing104215261censing
cessing103814811cessing
chasing133715891chasing
creasing113314441creasing
easing74926461_easing
feasing113916651feasing
leasing83920161leasing
teasing83918511teasing
abasing10610672abasing
basing95427662_basing
beading113221862beading
beaming123618802beaming
beaning103820682beaning
bearing103624772bearing
beating104326872beating
biasing103512452biasing
caging105321022c_aging
caking134624672c_aking
caning94128622c_aning
caring95137992c_aring
cashing135022552c_ashing
casings104013512c_asings
casini84615862c_asini
casino84317552c_asino
casking144317352c_asking
casting104628342c_asting
causing103614412causing
caving124822612c_aving
cawing124322612c_awing
ceding104014802ce_ding
ceiling103416722ceiling
celling103921262celling
cering94522532ce_ring
chafing163911492chafing
charing133721322charing
chasings14318252chasings
chawing164813032chawing
cheating144014522cheating
cheesing14349412cheesing
clashing143812192clashing
clasping133310262clasping
classing113211792classing
clawing133812672clawing
claying133614302claying
cleaning113112382cleaning
cleansing1235072cleansing
clearing113014882clearing
cleating113518142cleating
cleaving141389682cleaving
closing103114842closing
coaling103722822coaling
coaming123818322coaming
coasting113615512coasting
coating103525312coating
coaxing173511702coaxing
craning103620302craning
craping124018712craping
crashing143512632crashing
crating103725202crating
craving134015732craving
crazing193914582crazing
creaking153414122creaking
creaming133413142creaming
creating113921952creating
cursing104217032cursing
cussing103814272cussing
dealing94323232dealing
deaning94020472deaning
deashing134210952deashing
deaving123814752deaving
debasing12238062debasing
deceasing1338402deceasing
earing75235482_earing
easting84924302_easting
eating75134402_eating
erasing8317962erasing
fearing113520032fearing
feasting122011322feasting
feazing205411442feazing
fessing113812862fessing
gearing92818842gearing
greasing102811392greasing
heading122919112heading
healing113922962healing
heaping133015852heaping
hearing113324162hearing
hearsing1239382hearsing
heating114024322heating
heaving144114762heaving
jessing153710622jessing
lasing74727982_lasing
leading93419552leading
leafing113313582leafing
leaking123616972leaking
leaning83721202leaning
leaping103215992leaping
leashing123310312leashing
leasings9379842leasings
leaving114216852leaving
lensing84015102lensing
meaning103918702meaning
mensing103915102mensing
messing103916392messing
nearing83020332nearing
peacing124117072peacing
peaking144317692peaking
pealing104123202pealing
peising103416762peising
phasing133211672phasing
pleasing112611592pleasing
rasing74330832_rasing
reading93327212reading
reaming103924012reaming
reaping103621212reaping
rearing83128782rearing
reaving113820532reaving
reusing82516782reusing
sealing83528562sealing
seaming103222112seaming
searing83330922searing
seating84130682seating
seising84018862seising
sensing84116952sensing
teaming103917592teaming
tearing84021492tearing
tensing84616652tensing
unceasing1239652unceasing
vealing114217422vealing
versing112314192versing
weaning114117192weaning
wearing113318862wearing
weaving143211622weaving
yealing112716382yealing
yeaning113814632yeaning
yeasting12188922yeasting
yessing113210062yessing

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit1076711383.28032826.5
3Display Results1381380.0463000.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911383.70248268.8
 
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