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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 “defusing” 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.

38 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
defusing1322793(None) 
defuzing22195251defuzing
refusing122310871refusing
bemusing1336612bemusing
debasing12238062debasing
debuting12268632debuting
deducing1336422deducing
defacing15238682defacing
defaming15238462defaming
defensing14217002defensing
defiling132812462defiling
defining133711802defining
defocusing1752812defocusing
defueling14255092defueling
defunding15216122defunding
defying15328822def_ying
degusting1236162degusting
delousing1136302delousing
deluding1137682deluding
deluging1137122deluging
demising122012522demising
denuding1137112denuding
deposing12129772deposing
deputing12238792deputing
deucing1139392de_ucing
devising133111522devising
diffusing1743852diffusing
disusing1039002disusing
dousing93315762d_ousing
effusing1534262effusing
fusing104415952__fusing
infusing1237892infusing
perfusing1565632perfusing
perusing11811062perusing
recusing112512882recusing
refuging13218422refuging
refuting121911902refuting
reusing82516782re_using

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059383.67332959.2
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691384.06243990.9
 
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