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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 “gnashing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

41 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
gnashing133642(None) 
gashing125119231g_ashing
abashing1466622abashing
ashing107824092__ashing
bashing135422582_bashing
cashing135022552_cashing
clashing143812192clashing
crashing143512632crashing
dashing125917892_dashing
deashing134210952deashing
encashing1536442encashing
fashing144918792_fashing
flashing153711552flashing
gasking134415912g_asking
gasping113714362g_asping
gassing94216332g_assing
gasting95022762g_asting
glassing10329972glassing
gnarling10217602gnarling
gnarring10225972gnarring
gnawing12377902gna_wing
graphing1538532graphing
grasping12348832grasping
grassing103311972grassing
gushing124014222g_ushing
hashing145020162_hashing
lashing114422892_lashing
leashing123310312leashing
mashing134422242_mashing
noshing114612772_noshing
pashing135120512_pashing
plashing143311062plashing
quashing2137092quashing
sashing114621472_sashing
slashing123713412slashing
smashing143310242smashing
stashing123511582stashing
swashing15369742swashing
trashing122613222trashing
unlashing1336492unlashing
washing145119282_washing

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911210590.813219792.1
2DLD Change Limit121059418.25014673.8
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691419.07619688.3
 
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