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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 “patterning” 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.

87 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
patterning134607(None) 
pattering122314421patter_ing
patternings1443181patternings
attorning1045502_attorning
battening12268852batte_ning
battering122715142batter_ing
fattening13287832fatte_ning
mattering122314052matter_ing
nattering102212212natter_ing
paltering122612892palter_ing
pottering122612002potter_ing
puttering122611642putter_ing
rattening10288762ratte_ning
repatterning1552172repatterning
spattering13107792spatter_ing
tattering102212322tatter_ing
yattering132410442yatter_ing
altering91917113_alter_ing
attaining1047223_attaining
attending11136373_attending
attesting1036383_attesting
attiring939483_attir_ing
attuning935903_att_uning
bantering122414233banter_ing
bartering122313643barter_ing
bettering122212753better_ing
bittering122511993bitter_ing
blattering13108713blatter_ing
buttering122312523butter_ing
cantering122417373canter_ing
catering112019903ca_ter_ing
caverning1536283ca_verning
chattering16108643chatter_ing
clattering13109233clatter_ing
faltering132211113falter_ing
fastening13268603faste_ning
fathering161010093father_ing
fettering132310513fetter_ing
flattening14115103flatte_ning
flattering1498743flatter_ing
gartering112111573garter_ing
gathering1499463gather_ing
gettering112310033getter_ing
guttering112410443gutter_ing
haltering132212003halter_ing
hastening13259483haste_ning
interning10315253_interning
jittering17218423jitter_ing
kittening1434593kitte_ning
latening9711493la_te_ning
lathering13912253lather_ing
lettering102112073letter_ing
littering102411983litter_ing
mastering122315303master_ing
muttering122611323mutter_ing
pampering1638383pamper_ing
pandering133211963pander_ing
papering132213313pa_per_ing
partnering1345553partner_ing
pastoring12310853pastor_ing
pasturing1238433pastur_ing
patenting1248943pa_tenting
paternity1444833pa_ternity
patining11312303pa_t_ining
pattern93712053patter__n_
patterned1265743pattern_ed
patterns10439943patter__ns
patting103722343patt___ing
paupering1437273pauper_ing
peltering122011673pelter_ing
pestering122315663pester_ing
petering112516813p_eter_ing
plastering1339243plaster_ing
portering122012303porter_ing
pothering151911283pother_ing
rattooning1143953rattooning
scattering1398013scatter_ing
shattering1498283shatter_ing
smattering1397583smatter_ing
splattering1454543splatter_ing
sputtering13106463sputter_ing
tautening1035843taute_ning
tittering102310313titter_ing
tottering10229613totter_ing
uttering91613083_utter_ing
waitering13310713waiter_ing
watering122316313wa_ter_ing

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603875.73324525.2
3Display Results87870.0461891.3
 (SQL Overall)178691876.20228811.8
 
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