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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 “exponent” 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.

38 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
exponent174713(None) 
exponents1844331exponents
deponent11410552deponent
opponent1246402opponent
ponent82821592__ponent
component15411083component
deponents1246673deponents
despondent1455973despondent
eminent9313853e_minent
erodent8313823e_rodent
exhalent1865573exhalent
exigent1539513ex_igent
existent1548263existent
exogen1436513ex_ogen_
exogens1536883ex_ogens
expect1758903exp__ect
expedient1945783expedient
expellent1845273expellent
expend16247503exp__end
expert15515353exp__ert
explant16310133exp_lant
exponential20112843exponential
export15412183expo__rt
expose1549523expose__
exposed1737453expose_d
exposer1637413expose_r
exposers1736133exposers
exposes1639963expose_s
exposing1836673exposing
exposit1649683expo_sit
expound1744373expo_und
extent132714913ex__tent
extolment1845563extolment
impotent1249533impotent
opponents1343973opponents
potent84223353__potent
proponent1349443proponent
respondent1346053respondent

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162387.28320068.9
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691387.70223200.6
 
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