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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 “picturesqueness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

24 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
picturesqueness28886(None) 
picturesque2461214picturesqu__e__
picturesquely297914picturesqu__ely
grotesqueness2361675grot__esqueness
picaresques2481065pic_aresqu__e_s
picturephones2261025picture_phone_s
venturesomeness207915venturesomeness
biuniqueness2361176bi__u_niqueness
brusqueness2252026____brusqueness
cursiveness1647076__c_ur_siveness
discursiveness20103316discur_siveness
distressfulness18101796dist_ressfulness
excursiveness2554566exc_ur_siveness
intrusiveness1656316_int_rusiveness
picaresque2371156pic_aresqu__e__
pictorialness1762526pictor__ialness
picturephone2161146picture_phone__
piteousness1347266pi_t__e_ousness
pitilessness1474526pi_tiles__sness
protrusiveness1962966prot_rusiveness
recursiveness1855396rec_ur_siveness
tiresomeness1453606___tiresomeness
unpicturesque267656unpicturesqu__e__
victoriousness1963916victor_iousness

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024247.28313047.4
3Display Results24240.0131846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691247.65623340.0
 
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