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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 “ensphering” 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.

30 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
ensphering164497(None) 
insphering1644191insphering
unsphering1644281unsphering
enciphering1952952enciphering
sphering142811942__sphering
answering1345803ans_wering
ciphering17217703_ciphering
coshering15510023cos_hering
cyphering20175243_cyphering
deciphering2053223deciphering
enfevering1743863enfevering
enserfing1345893ens__erfing
enshrine1147263ens_h_rine
ensnaring1046383ens_naring
ensphere1366083enspher__e
ensphered1565283enspher_ed
enspheres1486083enspher_es
ensuring9310173ens__uring
entering91920053en__tering
eschewing1893503e_schewing
inhering12913713in__hering
inspiring1246183insp_iring
kashering1736253kas_hering
koshering1735363kos_hering
speering113116323__speering
spiering112713353__spiering
syphering18175733_syphering
telphering1644203telphering
unsparing1237713unsp_aring
ushering1258923_us_hering

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603305.73324525.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691306.15529031.8
 
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