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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 “constrains” 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.

40 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
constrains124972(None) 
constrain1149331constrain_
constraint12411131constraint
constraints1346201constraints
constrained1445352constrained
construing1347442construing
contains10316532con_t_ains
contrails11410542con_trails
cantraips13255273can_traips
coistrils1146423coistr_ils
conserving1639753conserving
consorting13410743consorting
constant10515593const_a_nt
constants11410913const_ants
constraining1554543constraining
constrict13711623constr_ict
constricts1477733constricts
constringe1345853constr_inge
constringes1445043constr_inges
construals1245213construals
constructs1457053constructs
construers1245873construers
construes11410133constr_ues
contain9315833con_t_ain_
contracts132212013con_tracts
contrail10410983con_trai_l
contrarians1346353con_trarians
contraries12711933con_traries
contras93015623con_tra__s
contrasts112211043con_trasts
coxswains2142463coxs_wains
distrains10411333_distrains
entrains8312963_en_trains
eyestrains1343563eyestrains
mistrains11511353_mistrains
oestrins8312673_oestr_ins
restrains9311623_restrains
strains74218153___strains
unconstraint1463563unconstraint
unconstraints1561913unconstraints

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603405.78024325.8
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691406.20228811.8
 
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