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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 “expertness” 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.

31 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
expertness194482(None) 
expertises1947102expertises
expertnesses2144842expertnesses
inexpertness2152682inexpertness
pertness10310092__pertness
alertness946053_alertness
apartness1146053_apartness
covertness1545503covertness
eagerness1046263eager_ness
eeriness8311873e__eriness
epergnes1156713e_pergne_s
erectness1146123e_rectness
exactness1843623ex_actness
expectedness2453323expectedness
expecters2045473expect_ers
expenses17138373expe__nses
experted1838053expert_e_d
expertise1847933expert_ise
expertism2045433expert_ism
expertisms21114493expertisms
expertizes28106013expertizes
experts1659063expert___s
exporters1846253export_ers
express1637493exp_r__ess
externes1539833exter_ne_s
inertness947973_inertness
overtness1238223_overtness
paperiness1446133paperiness
peartness1137773__peartness
pepperiness1443433pepperiness
superbness1446663superbness

Search took 7 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 Limit140603316.20322666.9
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691316.62226984.4
 
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