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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 “abscesses” 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.

47 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
abscesses134410(None) 
abscessed1442701abscessed
abbesses1235342ab_besses
abscess1133902absce_s_s
abscises1246232absc_ises
abscissas1361562abscissas
accesses1287502a_ccesses
asceses938622a_sce_ses
assesses737382a_ssesses
obsesses1036222obs_esses
abacuses1235763abac_uses
abscessing1543323abscessing
abscise1145953absc_ise_
abscised1364133absc_ised
abscisins1343593abscisins
abscissa1261593absciss_a
abscissae1361353abscissae
absences1247673abs_ences
absterges1244763absterges
abysses1234863ab__ysses
accessed1385423a_ccessed
actresses1137933actresses
addresses1165633addresses
aggresses1146143aggresses
ancresses1138413ancresses
aptnesses11168993aptnesses
ascesis938373a_sce_sis
asepses946363a_s_epses
askeses1136463a_ske_ses
asperses104111673a_sperses
assessed945023a_ssessed
badnesses1239253badnesses
basenesses12310563basenesses
bassnesses1136843bassnesses
bicepses1443873_bicepses
blesses93812393_b_lesses
cesses84221363___cesses
discusses12268253discusses
excesses1736753_excesses
hostesses1247173hostesses
nabobesses1441583nabobesses
obsessed1144273obs_essed
possesses1046323possesses
precesses13310463precesses
processes13310233processes
recesses10312323_recesses
successes1345643successes

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit148641477.25020502.2
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691478.03222247.4
 
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