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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 “freethinking” 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.

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
freethinking2315180(None) 
freethinkings24161151freethinkings
rethinking1845182_r_ethinking
bethinking2044043__bethinking
freethinker2151293freethink_er
freethinkers2251193freethinkers
overthinking2343493overthinking
bethanking2044294__bethanking
breathtaking2271614breathtaking
freelancing1742244free_lancing
freestanding1762084freestanding
freewheeling2251284freewheeling
freewriting1842564freewri_ting
frenchifying2751734frenchifying
freshening1744774fr_eshen_ing
misthinking2143424_misthinking
nonthinking1953514_nonthinking
outthinking1943654_outthinking
preshrinking2252444preshrinking
rehinging1437454_r_e_hinging
reinking13311024_r_e__inking
relinking1458254_r_e_linking
reshining13310744_r_eshin_ing
restriking1548044_restri_king
restringing1345714_restringing
retaining102114734_r_etain_ing
retinting102215254_r_et_inting
thinking16289864____thinking
trephining1644934tr_ephin_ing
unthinking1844664__unthinking

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 Filter1786911247900.533335255.2
2DLD Change Limit124790307.07617635.7
3Display Results30300.033909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691307.64223382.8
 
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