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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 “refreshing” 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.

77 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
refreshing174606(None) 
freshing152611022__freshing
redressing1247822redressing
reforesting1546192reforesting
refreezing2344412refreezing
refreshen1585162refreshen_
refreshening1952422refreshening
refreshens16113992refreshens
refreshingly2251912refreshingly
regressing1248142regressing
repressing13310392repressing
befretting1644793befretting
creeshing1536243cre__eshing
deforesting1654793deforesting
defrosting1544493defrosting
depressing1448093depressing
egressing1146853_egressing
enmeshing15114873_enmeshing
fleshing15339303__fleshing
perishing1539533pe_rishing
prefreezing2642873prefreezing
rearresting1245963rearresting
rebreeding1445423rebreeding
recessing12611013re_cessing
recreating131214583recreating
recrossing1386983recrossing
redreaming1446443redreaming
reerecting1339973reerecting
reesting93118273re__esting
refecting152413353ref_ecting
refeeding14247933ref_eeding
refeeling13229313ref_eeling
refelling132211313ref_elling
refencing15188853ref_encing
refereeing1444673refereeing
referencing1744493referencing
referring1338033ref_erring
refinishing1843713refinishing
reflecting1638823reflecting
reflexing2035933refle_xing
refracting1638733refracting
refraining1437263refraining
reframing1538623refr_aming
refresh1335453refresh___
refreshed1685623refresh_ed
refreshened1852463refreshened
refresher15104653refresh_er
refreshers16103673refreshers
refreshes1595953refresh_es
refreshment1954063refreshment
refronting1437273refronting
refrying15278903refr__ying
refueling13227973refue_ling
refuelling1474973refuelling
refurbishing2152083refurbishing
refurnishing1952463refurnishing
refusing122310873ref_us_ing
regreening1246033regreening
regreeting1237343regreeting
regretting1237783regretting
rehashing1647113re_hashing
relishing13229183re_lishing
renesting102514703re_nesting
reprising12312553repris_ing
requesting2046313requesting
rereading111212713re_reading
rerenting102617663re_renting
rerising93017783re_ris_ing
restressing1266043restressing
retesting102614603re_testing
retreading12128483retreading
retreating111414773retreating
retrenching1743923retrenching
reversing132611483revers_ing
revesting132814123re_vesting
rewashing1676903re_washing
threshing1645663_threshing

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 Limit140603776.56321423.6
3Display Results77770.0461673.9
 (SQL Overall)178691777.01525472.7
 
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