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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 “tanistries” 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.

35 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
tanistries104706(None) 
janisaries1744782janisaries
ministries1247562ministries
papistries1445192papistries
tapestries1245402tapestries
ancestries1246863_ancestries
antistories1149373_antistories
artistries1047253artistries
banditries1345343banditries
baptistries1552873baptistries
canities101519263cani_t_ies
casuistries1352743casuistries
dentistries1253423dentistries
gantries91413783gan__tries
gyniatries1442973gyniatries
janissaries1852373janissaries
janizaries2643503janizaries
laniaries9411213lani_aries
miniseries1246753miniseries
palmistries1593763palmistries
pantries101817393pan__tries
pastries101517423pa__stries
registries1146493registries
sanitaries1049913sanitaries
sanities81219773sani_t_ies
tanistry1144543tanistr__y
tanists7313653tanist___s
tanneries9310423tan_neries
tansies74521243tan_s__ies
tapestried1352853tapestried
tenantries1045673tenantries
tensities9311333tensit_ies
vanities111414493vani_t_ies
vanitories1346903vanitories
wastries111212883wa__stries

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603359.12315411.9
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691359.29519224.4
 
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