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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 “certifying” 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.

59 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
certifying194531(None) 
acetifying1944452ace_tifying
aerifying1636492aer_ifying
beatifying1945732beatifying
carnifying1945042carnifying
citifying1845382c_itifying
cornifying1944812cornifying
decertifying2292792decertifying
fortifying2045152fortifying
metrifying1945682metrifying
mortifying1944922mortifying
petrifying1945822petrifying
recertifying2183232recertifying
rectifying1946372rectifying
terrifying1745162terrifying
testifying1745402testifying
verbifying2244352verbifying
verifying1936412ver_ifying
versifying2045032versifying
beautifying2043413beautifying
brutifying1943413brutifying
calcifying2144493calcifying
certified1548413certif_ied
certifier1447353certif_ier
certifies14310323certif_ies
certify1546243certify___
clarifying1944853clarifying
coalifying1945033coalifying
codifying1944953c_odifying
crucifying2143513crucifying
curtseying1641983curtseying
curtsying1543813curt_sying
deifying1637633de__ifying
densifying1844813densifying
desertifying2092873desertifying
edifying1636083_e_difying
gentrifying1943813gentrifying
gratifying1874213gratifying
horrifying2043983horrifying
identifying1943493identifying
jellifying2443883jellifying
justifying2444053justifying
mystifying2243943mystifying
nitrifying1744783nitrifying
notifying1645623_notifying
prettifying2044003prettifying
purifying1835853pur_ifying
rarifying1646313rar_ifying
ratifying1656823_ratifying
reedifying1845243reedifying
refortifying2252793refortifying
reifying1539383__reifying
renotifying1844183renotifying
reunifying1745163reunifying
scarifying1945013scar_ifying
scorifying1944473scor_ifying
stratifying1843523stratifying
torrifying1744173torrifying
vitrifying2044173vitrifying

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603598.26617009.8
3Display Results59590.060983.3
 (SQL Overall)178691598.74920424.2
 
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