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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 “fleecing” 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.

34 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
fleecing1434757(None) 
fleeching18305011fleeching
fleeing113511291flee_ing
fleering123811281fleering
fleeting122910321fleeting
bleeding12359052bleeding
bleeping13377932bleeping
cleeking15267812cleeking
feeding123515072f_eeding
feeing104416502f_ee_ing
feeling113617072f_eeling
feezing204610162f_eezing
fencing132411132f_encing
flecking18408232flecking
fledging14276522fledging
fleecier1334762fleecier
fleecily1644012fleecily
flenching18296702flenching
flensing1246972flensing
fleshing15339302fleshing
fletching18256142fletching
flexing18358992fl_exing
fleying14329872fl_eying
floccing16306032floccing
freeing113713912free_ing
freezing21308322freezing
gleeking14316492gleeking
gleeting10279172gleeting
leeching14318372_leeching
leering83417642_leering
sleeking133410962sleeking
sleeping113812052sleeping
sleeting93114162sleeting
sleeving12359282sleeving

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 Filter1786911210590.690258972.5
2DLD Change Limit121059343.78032026.2
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691344.48639833.0
 
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