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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 “expressed” 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.

73 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
expressed194621(None) 
expresser1845731expresser
expresses1837861expresses
appressed1445942appressed
depressed1357622depressed
egressed1046872e_gressed
empresses1348162empresses
excessed1844942ex_cessed
expensed18126412exp_ensed
express1637492express__
expressers1944432expressers
expressly2143472expressly
expressmen2153352expressmen
expresso1743882express_o
expressos1844552expressos
impressed1446282impressed
oppressed1445122oppressed
pressed103317312__pressed
reexpressed2152922reexpressed
repressed12610102repressed
unexpressed2173042unexpressed
unpressed1237952unpressed
addressed1243653addressed
aggressed1244203aggressed
caressed1139163_caressed
compressed1745843compressed
cypresses1645853cypresses
depresses1259883depresses
derepressed1553233derepressed
digressed1245613digressed
dressed93511873__dressed
egresses949443e_gresses
eldresses1045673eldresses
empress1138163empress__
engrossed1144313engrossed
espresso1043193espress_o
espressos1143973espressos
excesses1736753ex_cesses
excreted1846153excre_ted
exercised1944633exercised
exorcised1944353exorcised
expected2036743exp_ected
expelled1895883exp_elled
expended19136543exp_ended
expense16127873exp_ense_
expenses17138373exp_enses
experted1838053exp_erted
exposed1737443exp__osed
expressage2052393expressage
expressages2152103expressages
expressing2046623expressing
expression1946573expression
expressive2285933expressive
expressman2152363expressman
expressway2551423expressway
expulsed1863613exp_ulsed
hotpressed1643143hotpressed
impresses1338213impresses
oppresses1346873oppresses
outpressed13126153outpressed
presser93717623__presser
presses93523153__presses
prissed103311263__prissed
redressed1137773redressed
reexpresses2043613reexpresses
regressed1138113regressed
represser1168953represser
represses11412143represses
restressed1146653restressed
stressed9128543_stressed
suppressed1544533suppressed
tressed83714263__tressed
undressed1138343undressed

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641737.78319098.2
3Display Results73730.0302433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691738.23321704.2
 
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