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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 “convalescing” 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
convalescing205201(None) 
coalescing1545162co__alescing
convalescent1963122convalescent
convalesce1752993convalesc__e
convalesced1952153convalesc_ed
convalescence19132493convalescence
convalescents2062093convalescents
convalesces1853123convalesc_es
convulsing1645383convul_s_ing
opalescing1542523_o_palescing
canalising1349364can_alis_ing
canvasing1546434canva__s_ing
canvassing1643804canva__ssing
coalescent1496654co__alescent
conferencing2053854conferencing
confessing1647184con__fessing
congesting14410114con__gesting
congressing1545604con_gressing
contesting13312214con__testing
convalescences20122264convalescences
convecting18310434conv__ecting
convening15311194conv__e_ning
conventing16311544conv__enting
converging1758094conv__erging
conversing16310544conv__ersing
converting16313134conv__erting
conveyancing2352014conveyancing
conveying1838324conv__e_ying
convincing1845344conv__incing
convoluting1744204convol_uting
convolving1944414convol__ving
covalencies1853994co_valencies
evanescing1652344__evanescing
nonvanishing1951804nonvanishing
obsolescing1651644_obsolescing
uncoalescing1751484uncoalescing

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790366.89318103.9
3Display Results36360.0301200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.31324434.7
 
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