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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 “digression” 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.

36 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
digression124466(None) 
digressions1344741digressions
aggression1253942aggression
depression1347502depression
digestion1146572dig_estion
digressing1345792digressing
digressional1453172digressional
digressive1554582digressive
egression1046192_egression
ingression1145512ingression
regression1146952regression
aggressions1353853aggressions
degressive1545143degressive
depressions1447313depressions
digestions1246403dig_estions
digress938323digress___
digressed1245613digress_ed
digresses1137863digress_es
digressionary1861573digressionary
dimension1244743di_mension
direction1289783di_rection
discussion1344503discussion
dismission1354363dismission
dispassion1344323dispassion
dispersion1346863dispersion
dissension11135723dissension
distension11156273distension
diversion1346453di_version
egressions1146203_egressions
expression1946573expression
impression1447093impression
ingressions1245493ingressions
oppression1445883oppression
progression1455883progression
regressions1247103regressions
repression1249043repression

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603365.42025941.5
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691365.84230587.3
 
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