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

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

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
countenance155587(None) 
countenanced1754201countenanced
countenancer1654221countenancer
countenances1655731countenances
countenancers1752982countenancers
consonance1446183co_nsonance
continence1489133co_ntinence
continuance1555123co_ntinuance
conveyance2085303co_nveyance
cotenancy1644663co__tenancy
countenancing1853133countenancing
counteract1449603countera_ct
counterpane1549313counterpan_e
discountenance19122223discountenance
maintenance1551973maintenance
purtenance1454053_purtenance
sustenance1253833_sustenance

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121633174.93624642.0
3Display Results17170.0131307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691175.32533557.0