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

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

22 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
predesignating196255(None) 
predestinating1854272predestinating
designating1446073___designating
predesignate1652843predesignat__e
predesignated1852313predesignat_ed
predesignates1762633predesignat_es
predominating1964343predomi_nating
presignaling1652853pr__esignaling
redesigning1443653_redesign__ing
pepsinating1645374p_e_psi_nating
preassigning1652924preassign__ing
predefining1844164predefi_n__ing
predestination1765484predestination
predestinations1865004predestinations
predestining1654464predestin__ing
predicating1749654pred__i_cating
predigesting1753684pred__igesting
premeditating1953654premedi_tating
prenominating1854694prenomi_nating
presignalling1761114pr__esignalling
rededicating1744334_rededi_cating
resinating11313734_r__esi_nating

Search took 5 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874223.70317789.4
3Display Results22220.0131692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691224.02944351.2
 
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