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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forobsolesce” 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.

12 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
obsolesce135225(None) 
obsolesced1551731obsolesced
obsolesces1452351obsolesces
obsolescent1562782obsolescent
obsolete1044312obsole_te
insolence1147203insolence
oboles83815833ob_oles__
obsolescence1862613obsolescence
obsolescing1651643obsolescing
obsoleted1242983obsoleted
obsoletes1144213obsoletes
opalesce1243513o_palesce

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.483369960.7
2DLD Change Limit148641126.90621523.5
3Display Results12120.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691127.38924183.4