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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 “preciously” 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.

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
preciously174698(None) 
previously1885861previously
graciously1646182graciously
precariously1954132precariously
precious12310592precious__
preciouses1446882preciouses
precociously2153962precociously
speciously1746342speciously
atrociously1654723atrociously
capriciously2153833capriciously
deviously1645513_deviously
egregiously1673673egregiously
ferociously1955183ferociously
fractiously1985533fractiously
lusciously1554963lusciously
perilously1546433perilously
perniciously1954803perniciously
piously1236833p___iously
precieuse1344613precieus_e
preciosity1754633preciosity
precipitously2272883precipitously
precisely1645353preci_sely
previous1337823previous__
seriously1248383_seriously
spaciously1746403spaciously
tediously1345873_tediously
veraciously1955703veraciously
viciously1746393_viciously
voraciously1955143voraciously

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603297.04619955.0
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.46523937.2
 
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