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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 “outsourcing” 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.

27 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
outsourcing145297(None) 
outsourcings155931outsourcings
outpouring1346042outpour_ing
outsoaring1137702outsoar_ing
outburning1345093out_burning
outcounting1444303outcounting
outcursing1345283out_cursing
outpourings1442213outpour_ings
outroaring1138833outroar_ing
outscoring1346233outscor_ing
outscorning1443473outscorning
outserving1446743outs_erving
outshouting1583813outshou_ting
outsmarting1444383outsmarting
outsnoring1145613outsnor_ing
outsource1143403outsourc__e
outsourced1342873outsourc_ed
outsources1242913outsourc_es
outspring1238903outs_pr_ing
outstaring1137803outstar_ing
outstarting1245013outstarting
outstudying1642153outstudying
outstunting1243783outstunting
outsulking1544723outs_ulking
outvoicing1644763outvo_icing
outworking1845493outwo_rking
sourcing1158353___sourcing

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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633274.56026673.9
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691274.96935961.2
 
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