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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 “precess” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

44 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
precess1131086(None) 
process11310401process
recess8314261_recess
ireless72312242ireless
peeress939502peeress
percuss1137162percuss
piecers114112252piecers
pieces104217272piece_s
poetess938932poetess
prebless1236822prebless
precast11314852precast
precasts1239452precasts
precede1239652precede
precedes13310712precedes
precent113520262precent
precents123015042precents
precept133112512precept
precepts14268892precepts
precessed1437522precessed
precesses13310462precesses
precis103416702prec_is
precise113518172precise
precises123218332precises
precuts111710472precuts
preens85020112pre_ens
prees75937172pre_e_s
prefers123713332prefers
premeds12389592premeds
premiss113513812premiss
prepress12137982prepress
presets94216422presets
press75425952pr__ess
presses93523152presses
pretest9517632pretest
pretests10310012pretests
prexes154915952prexe_s
preyers124412362preyers
prezes173614692preze_s
pricers113915062pricers
prices104524542price_s
princess12266802princess
profess1237712profess
prowess1237902prowess
pureness101110182pureness

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671443.17333933.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691443.54950349.7
 
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