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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 “distracting” 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.

71 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
distracting156925(None) 
districting1559001districting
abstracting1645182abstracting
destructing1546112destructing
detracting1438712d_etracting
diffracting2143342diffracting
disgracing1586742disgrac_ing
disrating11714552dis_ra_ting
distasting1248022dist_asting
distractingly2053252distractingly
distraction1449112distraction
distractions1548752distractions
distractive1746772distractive
distraining1346982distraining
distrusting1386492distrusting
mistracing1569602mistrac_ing
abstricting1654503abstricting
astricting1357833_astricting
attracting1346563_attracting
castrating1349773castra_ting
contracting16610473contracting
dictating1338883dict_a_ting
directing1338823di__recting
disbranching2152483disbranching
discanting1449453dis_canting
disfrocking2252963disfrocking
disjecting2177243dis_jecting
dislocating1546733dislocating
dismasting1446383dis_masting
disparting1438933dis_parting
displacing1646413displac_ing
displanting1546043displanting
dispraising1546043dispraising
disrooting1247743dis_rooting
disrupting1446343dis_rupting
disseating121111783dissea_ting
dissecting14139473dis_secting
distaining1248903dist_aining
distancing1447083dist_ancing
distorting1239583dist_orting
distract11313023distract___
distracted1448873distract_ed
distractible1763543distractible
distracts1249283distract__s
distrain9412243distra__in_
distrains10411333distra__ins
distraint101112903distra__int
distressing1385973distressing
distributing1654743distributing
extracting2047223_extracting
filtrating1445973filtra_ting
infracting1647353_infracting
instructing1446293instructing
interacting14411713_interacting
lustrating1147783lustra_ting
misacting1439083mis__acting
misgrafting1844083misgrafting
misrating121014853mis_ra_ting
misteaching1944533misteaching
mistraining1446503mistraining
mistreating1449283mistreating
mistrusting1465923mistrusting
mistrysting1774313mistrysting
nitrating10312673ni_tra_ting
obstructing1644573obstructing
protracting1646933protracting
redistricting1753783redistricting
restricting1449303restricting
retracting13311933_retracting
subtracting1645273subtracting
titrating10310113ti_tra_ting

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 Filter1786911216330.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121633714.50027029.6
3Display Results71710.0332151.5
 (SQL Overall)178691714.90636423.0
 
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