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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 “issuances” 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.

33 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
issuances114464(None) 
issuance1045221issuance_
assurances1244692assurances
instances1148752instances
insurances1246862insurances
assonances1243913assonances
assuages936273assua_ges
assurance1145293assurance_
dissonances1454273dissonances
dissuades1166243dissua_des
distances12311653distances
essences1047563ess_ences
instance1049883instance_
instanced1245703instanced
instancies1246613instancies
insurance1147453insurance_
issuable1046873issuable_
issuant748263issuan__t
issues648803issu___es
iterances1148913iterances
mischances1946373mischances
misspaces1546513misspa_ces
naissances1243423naiss_ances
nuances938523__nuances
ossuaries944553ossuaries
piquances2244053piquances
puissances1443303puiss_ances
pursuances1443453pursuances
seances93015343__seances
sonances10310263_sonances
stances93715963__stances
usances967373_us_ances
usaunces1073373usau_nces

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641337.82618993.2
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691338.29521542.0
 
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