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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 “depressing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

74 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
depressing144809(None) 
repressing13310391repressing
decreasing1446512decreasing
degreasing1345422degreasing
depressant1354872depressant
depressingly1953612depressingly
depression1347502depression
depressions1447312depressions
depressive1646322depressive
derepressing1653572derepressing
digressing1345792digressing
dressing102810422d__ressing
egressing1146852_egressing
expressing2046622expressing
impressing1547542impressing
oppressing1545972oppressing
pressing112516442__pressing
redressing1247822redressing
regressing1248142regressing
addressing1343133addressing
aggressing1344183aggressing
caressing1238803_caressing
compressing1846433compressing
debruising1443523debruising
deceasing1338403de_ceasing
declassing1445123declassing
decompressing2152913decompressing
decreeing1335523decre_eing
defensing14217003de_fensing
deforesting1654793deforesting
defrosting1544493defrosting
degassing1234823de_gassing
degaussing1342293degaussing
degressive1545143degressive
depending14208783dep_ending
deperming1537113dep_erming
depleting1378193deple_ting
deposing12129773dep__osing
depraving1635973depr_aving
deprecating1777283deprecating
depredating1655693depredating
depress10239873depress___
depressants1453013depressants
depressed1357623depress_ed
depresses1259883depress_es
depressible1654593depressible
depressives1745173depressives
depressor1265173depress_or
depressors1354903depressors
depriving1636403depr_iving
detesting112610323de_testing
devesting14249903de_vesting
distressing1385973distressing
dressings11265373d__ressings
excessing1945713_excessing
hotpressing1753703hotpressing
outpressing1485973outpressing
pressings12269023__pressings
prissing113011453__prissing
recessing12611013re_cessing
recrossing1386973recrossing
reexpressing2263083reexpressing
refreshing1746063refreshing
repassing12249423rep_assing
repression1249043repression
repressions1348963repressions
repressive1548113repressive
reprising12312553repr_ising
reprocessing1754693reprocessing
restressing1266043restressing
stressing1038333_stressing
suppressing1644973suppressing
topdressing1552663topdressing
undressing1246533undressing

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603747.00020086.1
3Display Results74740.0332242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691747.46923924.4
 
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