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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 “selectnesses” 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.

31 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
selectnesses144611(None) 
electresses1345962_electresses
erectnesses1347472_erectnesses
selectness1245452selectne_s_s
silentnesses1275442silentnesses
abjectnesses2352563abjectnesses
alertnesses1147233_alertnesses
directnesses1595283directnesses
exactnesses2044343_exactnesses
fleetnesses1445483_fleetnesses
meetnesses1237453me_e_tnesses
perfectnesses2053353perfectnesses
recentnesses1465373recentnesses
saltnesses10310163sal__tnesses
seductresses1552043seductresses
seedinesses1259203se_edinesses
selectees1147013select_e__es
selectivenesses2056003selectivenesses
selfnesses1335893sel__fnesses
serenenesses12117113serenenesses
severenesses1545613severenesses
sexlessnesses1846743sexlessnesses
slacknesses1745243s_lacknesses
sleeknesses1545273s_leeknesses
sleepinesses1445673sleepinesses
slicknesses1745193s_licknesses
solemnnesses1443633solemnnesses
solenesses10412703sole__nesses
strictnesses1445413strictnesses
sweetnesses1445723s_weetnesses
uselessnesses1147313uselessnesses

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024313.81324921.1
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691314.18942657.2
 
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