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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 “depend” 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.

43 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
depend10351092(None) 
defend113910491defend
depends11348991depends
append1138272append
deaned84620452deaned
decent94023702decent
deed65340902de_e_d
deepen9339192deepen_
deepened1235662deepened
deepens10307812deepens
defends12358772defends
defund11447982defund
deked115718532deke_d
delead84112342delead
deled75326542dele_d
demand104314252demand
dement93825152dement
denned84215632denned
depended1337982depended
deperm1139362deperm
depone93616552depone
deponed113712872deponed
desand84812632desand
descend11248152descend
despond1137512despond
detent73624482detent
dewed105020302dewe_d
dispend11289412dispend
doped95326712dope_d
duped95118322dupe_d
emend86214892_emend
expend16247502expend
impend11478792impend
legend837692legend
pend75934532__pend
perpend12259352perpend
relend76116452relend
remend95216552remend
repand95316062repand
repent84728872repent
resend75016772resend
spend85619332_spend
upend85011042_upend

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 Filter178691825510.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit82551432.44033832.4
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691432.82663231.1
 
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