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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 “plaything” 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.

94 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
plaything184385(None) 
playthings1942361playthings
lathing114315692_la_thing
plaiting113113512plait_ing
planting113515382plant_ing
plashing143311062pla_shing
plating103823072pla_t_ing
platting114813032pla_tting
playgoing1663562playgoing
playing133816092play__ing
anything1534993_anything
bathing134816243_ba_thing
blanching17297093blanching
blasting114013433blast_ing
blatting114111653bla_tting
clashing143812193cla_shing
claying133614303clay__ing
clothing14278783cl_othing
earthing12310333_earthing
elating83423083ela_t_ing
faithing1537153_faithing
farthing1538073_farthing
flashing153711553fla_shing
flatling123410013fla_tling
flatting123511253fla_tting
flaying143914463flay__ing
flyting14378553fl_yt_ing
kything18285523__kything
lashing114422893_la_shing
lasting84725243_last_ing
latching143712023_latching
lathings12469853_la_things
laughing1335933_laughing
layering122310353_layering
laying104525703_lay__ing
loathing1247673_loathing
naething1236073_naething
panting104025423p_ant_ing
parching164313053p_arching
parting103527383p_art_ing
partying14168893p_artying
pashing135120513p_a_shing
pasting103826553p_ast_ing
patching163212753p_atching
patting103722343p_a_tting
paying123722163p_ay__ing
peaching163613643pea_ching
pithing134014053p__ithing
placating1438513placating
placing123815283pla__cing
plaguing1236033pla_guing
plaining113911553pla_ining
plaitings12296243plait_ings
planing103418253pla__ning
planishing1645323planishing
planking153513013pla_nking
planning113610223pla_nning
plantain1047903plantain_
plantains1147493plantains
plantings12348403plant_ings
plastering1339243plastering
platina94413643pla_t_ina
platings113611363pla_t_ings
playacting1842703playacting
playgoings1792373playgoings
playmaking2243393playmaking
playtime1544793playt_ime
pleaching17257083pleaching
pleating112916053pleat_ing
plighting1635563plighting
plotting113011013pl_otting
plotzing20276153pl_otzing
ploughing16203673ploughing
ploying132811573ploy__ing
plying124312083pl_y__ing
poaching163510833poa_ching
prating103424453pra_t_ing
prattling1246303prattling
praying133717323pray__ing
psyching1934483p_syching
scathing14269703sca_thing
scything17264883_scything
slanting94115093slant_ing
slashing123713413sla_shing
slating83724653sla_t_ing
slatting94014233sla_tting
slaying113316843slay__ing
sleuthing1334203sleuthing
splashing1535703spla_shing
splatting1235983spla_tting
splaying14219303splay__ing
swathing15248713swa_thing
tything14316573__tything
wrathing15248923wra_thing

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641946.97021325.8
3Display Results94940.0462043.5
 (SQL Overall)178691947.43624030.5
 
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