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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 “countenancing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
countenancing185313(None) 
conveyancing2352013co_nveyancing
countenance1555873countenanc__e
countenanced1754203countenanc_ed
countenancer1654223countenanc_er
countenancers1752983countenancers
countenances1655733countenanc_es
counteracting1856283counteracting
countermanding2053743countermanding
mountebanking2261543mountebanking
cofinancing1951824co__financing
conferencing2053854co_nferencing
contemning1577064co_nte_mn_ing
contending1449124co_nte__nding
contenting13313324co_nte__nting
conveyancings2461214co_nveyancings
cotenancies1545074co__tenancies
counterarguing18113404counterarguing
counterchanging24162974counterchanging
countering13314474counte___ring
countermarching2562604countermarching
countermoving2154164countermoving
counterposing1885444counterposing
counterpunching2562364counterpunching
countersinking2163484countersinking
countersuing1547084counte_rsuing
countervailing2063734countervailing
covenanting1743014co__venanting
outdancing1445224_ou_t_dancing

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024294.86019552.3
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691295.21934238.6
 
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