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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 “decant” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

70 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
decant9352422(None) 
decane93818871decane
decants103514441decants
decent94023701decent
descant104315591descant
recant83228681recant
secant84023291secant
bezant17814542bezant
cant66362032__cant
dealt65234282de_alt
dean56039482de_an_
deans66131392de_ans
decade104216162decade
decadent1249002decadent
decaf114919442deca_f
decafs124010882decafs
decal85523232deca_l
decals93717712decals
decamp1338452decamp
decanal1038112decanal
decanes103118912decanes
decanted122310492decanted
decanter112510792decanter
decare93919152decare
decay114718482deca_y
decays124612912decays
deceit93018212deceit
decoct11313782decoct
dedans85915072dedans
defang1137752defang
defat95426692defa_t
defiant11311922defiant
demand104314252demand
demast9517062demast
dement93825152dement
dent57158412de__nt
depaint10314592depaint
depart94720562depart
derat65044082dera_t
desalt7518312desalt
desand84812632desand
descants112910142descants
descent102616292descent
detent73624482detent
deviant11311312deviant
dewan95718042dewan_
dewans105215142dewans
dicast9315572dicast
discant103017262discant
docent92918682docent
dopant9316132dopant
ducat86225902duca_t
gelant72821672gelant
incant82418512incant
leant56737782le_ant
levant9314492levant
meant76537212me_ant
pecan91919032pecan_
pecans101515832pecans
peccant13311732peccant
pedant9319492pedant
recane83022872recane
recants93217092recants
recast83422772recast
recent83630852recent
scant79735072_scant
secants93413892secants
sejant133114482sejant
tenant6322472tenant
vacant11415132vacant

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551702.29635954.3
3Display Results70700.0164375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691702.65567303.6
 
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