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

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

16 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
descending154611(None) 
ascending1336282_ascending
defending15298352de_fending
depending14208782de_pending
desanding12207652des_anding
descanting1446922descanting
descendant1454062descendant
descendent1446282descendent
desponding1555662desponding
dispending1547922dispending
distending1348332distending
reascending1544272reascending
redescending1752572redescending
rescinding1436722rescinding
resending112313362res_ending
scending122610582__scending

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911088240.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit108824163.06035563.4
3Display Results16160.0161000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691163.46651555.4