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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 “embrowning” 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.

27 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
embrowning184292(None) 
imbrowning1842601imbrowning
browning14299642__browning
embowing1636242emb_ow_ing
embroiling1544542embroiling
browsing14319353__browsing
crowning143510043__crowning
decrowning1743603decrowning
drowning13298363__drowning
elbowing1435013elb_ow_ing
embodying1843473emb_odying
embosking1843963emb_osking
embossing1444713emb_ossing
emboweling1863013emb_oweling
embowering1863413emb_owering
embracing1645443embr_acing
embrocating1844143embrocating
embrown1454803embrow__n_
embrowned1743303embrown_ed
embrowns1544053embrow__ns
embruing1344523embr__uing
embruting1444283embr_uting
escrowing1544813escrow_ing
frowning15307833__frowning
marooning1238593_marooning
recrowning1645223recrowning
uncrowning1644273uncrowning

Search took 9 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 Limit140603277.78318065.4
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691278.23221706.9
 
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