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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 “finite” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
finite931682(None) 
finites10315921finites
finito9310301finito
pinite8321241pinite
binate8419772binate
binit76431582binit_
binits85716672binits
crinite9513632crinite
definite1239322definite
dunite7315012dunite
filiate10414232filiate
finale94116762finale
fine75147952fin__e
finial92814182finial
fining104223212fining
finis86824262fini_s
finises10312902finises
finish124613412finish
finitely1445662finitely
finitude1244172finitude
finlike14279062finlike
fixate1638732fixate
fixit154819302fixit_
fixity19427802fixity
flinkite1543622flinkite
flite85424962f_lite
fomite113314072fomite
gunite7414402gunite
ignite71410582ignite
incite83618732_incite
indite73520322_indite
infinite1149592infinite
invite93715032_invite
kainite1149542kainite
lenite6719982lenite
lignite81310302lignite
minute83414292minute
nite45943582__nite
pinites9319532pinites
sienite7312712sienite
unite54828382_unite
zincite1837232zincite

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551422.70330540.5
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.06258357.6
 
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