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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 “refusing” 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.

41 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
refusing12231087(None) 
defusing13227931defusing
recusing112512881recusing
refuging13218421refuging
refuting121911901refuting
reusing82516781re_using
bemusing1336612bemusing
defuzing22195252defuzing
effusing1534262effusing
fusing104415952__fusing
infusing1237892infusing
perfusing1565632perfusing
perusing11811062perusing
rebuking1536692rebuking
rebuying1436742rebuying
reducing12310202reducing
refacing142512812refacing
reffing143712172ref_fing
refiling123116532refiling
refining122416862refining
refiring123513922refiring
refixing19329792refixing
refluxing2034582refluxing
reflying15268172reflying
refocusing1653852refocusing
refrying15278902refrying
refueling13227972refueling
refunding14258072refunding
refusnik15102112refusnik
rehousing1337252rehousing
reinfusing1443612reinfusing
reluming11310012reluming
remising112516452remising
reposing111213802reposing
repulsing1237612repulsing
reputing112412602reputing
rerising93017782rerising
resuming11310082resuming
retuning9311582retuning
revising122714402revising
rousing83920552r_ousing

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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059413.67332959.2
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691414.10943487.7
 
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