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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 “repaying” 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.

65 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
repaying14271239(None) 
prepaying1747971prepaying
relaying122515151relaying
repaving142810741repaving
replaying15259601replaying
replying14269401replying
resaying122512451resaying
belaying143110602belaying
decaying15239452decaying
delaying133210972delaying
paying123722162__paying
preparing14311642preparing
prepaving1787232prepaving
raying105027192r__aying
reading93327212re_ading
readying13410222readying
reaming103924012re_aming
reaping103621212re_aping
rearing83128782re_aring
reaving113820532re_aving
rebating112418342rebating
rebuying1436742rebuying
recaning111416692recaning
redating102620172redating
redrying13209022redrying
refacing142512812refacing
reflying15268172reflying
refrying15278902refrying
regaling10315362regaling
reifying1539382reifying
rekeying1637562rekeying
relacing112516042relacing
relating92725442relating
relaxing162612632relaxing
relying112914612re_lying
remaking152613302remaking
remating112322412remating
renaming11313692renaming
repacking1838282repacking
repaint9318362repa_int
repairing12310012repairing
reparking1638922reparking
repassing12249422repassing
repasting122312842repasting
repealing122513542repealing
repeating122618982repeating
repining114116592repining
replacing142210162replacing
replating122217402replating
reposing111213802reposing
repping123314982rep_ping
reputing112412602reputing
resawing122311432resawing
respacing1438892respacing
respading1338802respading
respraying1636092respraying
retaking133114282retaking
retaping113012552retaping
retaxing162311332retaxing
retrying122410452retrying
retying113213832re_tying
rewaking162310982rewaking
rewaxing19248562rewaxing
spaying133014622_spaying
unpaying1456942unpaying

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059655.75021053.7
3Display Results65650.0461413.0
 (SQL Overall)178691656.18928872.4
 
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