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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 “prettifies” 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.

42 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
prettifies154569(None) 
prettified1644941prettified
prettifier1543971prettifier
prettifiers1642511prettifiers
petrifies14310362p_etrifies
prenotifies1644882prenotifies
pretties10615132prett__ies
rectifies14310812_rectifies
acetifies1447133ace_tifies
beatifies1459283_beatifies
brutifies1445713br_utifies
certifies14310323_certifies
fructifies1843223fructifies
gratifies1347993gr_atifies
identifies1445803identifies
metrifies1439803_metrifies
petrified1548333p_etrified
petrifier1447123p_etrifier
petrifiers1544673p_etrifiers
pettifogs1542023p_ettifogs
pettitoes1144183p_ettitoes
preachifies2153683preachifies
premodifies19114223premodifies
prenotified1753983prenotified
prentices131111903prenti_ces
prestiges12310593presti_ges
prettied1159253prett__ied
prettier1069043prett__ier
prettiest1199803prett__iest
prettify1644343prettif__y
prettifying2044003prettifying
prettiness1257393prettiness
ratifies11313513_r_atifies
rectified1539243_rectified
rectifier1457733_rectifier
rectifiers1545173_rectifiers
reedifies1347323_reedifies
reifies104218283_re__ifies
renotifies1356893_renotifies
retestifies1444533_retestifies
reunifies1247583_reunifies
testifies12139263_testifies

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 Limit140603426.72020923.1
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.15624970.8
 
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