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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 “controverting” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

36 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
controverting195336(None) 
introverting1654272_introverting
contorting13410103cont_o__rting
contravening1853563contrave_ning
controversial1862653controversial
controversies1863343controversies
controvert1547173controvert___
controverted1852903controvert_ed
controverter1752793controvert_er
controverters1852463controverters
controvertible21101833controvertible
controverts1654263controvert__s
converting16313133con___verting
anteverting1544334_ant_everting
concerting15313894con___certing
concreting1539874concr__e_ting
confronting1744864confro__nting
conglomerating2062424conglomerating
consorting13410744con_so__rting
contenting13313324cont___enting
contesting13312214cont___esting
contouring1347014cont_o_ur_ing
contracting16610474contr__acting
contradicting1954074contradicting
contrasting1459354contr__asting
contravention18103874contravention
contraventions19103574contraventions
contributing1754304contr_ibuting
contriving1648194contriv___ing
controlling1445424contro__lling
controversy1952584controver__sy
convecting18310434con___vecting
conventing16311544con___venting
converging1758094con___verging
conversing16310544con___versing
introjecting2254254_introjecting

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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024366.14015476.2
3Display Results36360.0301200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.54627297.7
 
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