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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcertainest” 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.

17 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
certainest124886(None) 
certainer1146192certaine_r
betaines10313293be_taines_
ceratins102818733ceratin_s_
certain92612213certain___
certainly1443153certain_ly
certainties1353763certainties_
certainty1443193certain_ty
cetanes9315133ce_ta_nes_
chertiest1438793chert_i_est
creatines112814433creatines_
curtained1265503curtaine_d
curtainless1351933curtainless
curtains10259703curtain_s_
pertained1238503pertaine_d
pertains102113423pertain_s_
pertinent11412273pert_inent

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603176.86020496.1
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691177.28324535.4