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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 “opencast” 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
opencast124486(None) 
openest9312912open_est
overcast132411972overcast
downcast1445003downcast
encase83714363__encase
encash11276943__encash
encyst1136203__encyst
forecast1349763fore_cast
offcast1544473o_ffcast
openers9339493openers_
openness1035473openness
opens76118553open__s_
operant9317223ope_rant
operas8312453ope_ras_
opticist1248923opticist
outcast91013743o_utcast
overcasts14217853overcasts
overfast14249663overfast
overpast132611023overpast
peccant13311733_peccant
peltast9310513_peltast
penchant1549573_penchant
pendant10314853_pendant
pennant9312493_pennant
precast11314853_precast
recast83422773_re_cast
spences113413923spences_
typecast1545273type_cast
uncast84215713__uncast
upcast102710093up__cast
webcast1445553_webcast

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162317.40619735.6
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691317.81222873.9
 
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