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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 “desisted” 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.

33 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
desisted103978(None) 
delisted10310561delisted
resisted9312691resisted
assisted936232assisted
bemisted1368382bemisted
debited113311622debi_ted
degusted1135732degusted
dehisced1583682dehisced
demasted1238762demasted
demised113613682demis_ed
demister11310222demister
demitted12288772demitted
depicted1437742depicted
desalted1038312desalted
deserted101012202deserted
designed1136942designed
desired9311982desi_red
desist74818812desist__
desists83611722desist_s
despised1236932despis_ed
despited1248322despited
detested10279622detested
devested13239132devested
deviated13311052deviated
devised123712562devis_ed
existed1538472_existed
heisted113210652he_isted
insisted998672insisted
persisted1247152persisted
relisted9312622relisted
resifted12310152resifted
resister8311652resister
resited85122422resi_ted

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.78332000.8
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.18642687.8
 
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