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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 “recanting” 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.

46 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
recanting12241482(None) 
decanting132510631decanting
recaning111416691recan_ing
recasting122414231recasting
canting104725902__canting
descanting1446922descanting
incanting1289902incanting
levanting1345522levanting
precasting15169832precasting
precenting151012152precenting
ranting84025412r__anting
reacting113317892re_acting
rebaiting12311642rebaiting
rebating112418342reba_ting
recalling122211902recalling
recapping1636452recapping
rechanging1746042rechanging
recharting1637212recharting
reciting113118072rec_iting
recoating121317462recoating
reconning121410792reconning
recounting1339192recounting
recrating121318792recrating
recutting1239482recutting
redacting13612302redacting
redating102620172reda_ting
regranting1238322regranting
rehanging1437562rehanging
relanding112110922relanding
relating92725442rela_ting
relenting102716772relenting
remanding132211142remanding
remanning12229032remanning
remating112322412rema_ting
reminting122315102reminting
renting84026852re__nting
repainting13128972repainting
repasting122312842repasting
repenting122316552repenting
replanting1338522replanting
rerenting102617662rerenting
resenting102619292resenting
retasting102513412retasting
retinting102215252retinting
scanting113914762_scanting
tenanting1036212tenanting

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436463.56334082.5
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691463.96645055.7
 
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