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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 “pleasantness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

29 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
pleasantness146188(None) 
pleasantest1352832pleasant_est
pleasantnesses1661562pleasantnesses
pleasingness1552922pleasingness
unpleasantness1671002unpleasantness
pleasances1444193pleasan_ce_s
pleasanter1242423pleasant_e_r
pleasantries1451783pleasantries
pliantness1263643pl__iantness
presentness1345663pre_sentness
cleanness1144974cle__an_ness
leadenness1144444_leaden_ness
leanness837374_le__an_ness
pastness102510504p__as__tness
peartness1137774p_e__artness
peasantries1353414p_easantries
peasants1038264p_easant___s
pheasants1443724pheasant___s
piquantness2251524p_iquantness
plainness1155184pl_a_in_ness
planeness1138154pl___aneness
pleasance1344304pleasan_ce__
pleasant1048324pleasant____
pleasantly1552734pleasant__ly
pleasantry1551634pleasant__ry
pleasingnesses1752834pleasingnesses
pleasureless1451214pleasureless
pleatless1134614ple__a_tless
vacantness1562514__vacantness

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790297.05017700.7
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.45323975.7
 
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