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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 “percussionist” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

26 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
percussionist1712336(None) 
percussionists18102541percussionists
percussions1544872percussion_s_
perfusionist1753902perfu_sionist
excursionist2173203_excursionist
percussion1444993percussion___
perfusionists1863113perfu_sionists
precisionist1656483prec_isionist
secessionist1454753se_cessionist
exclusionist2154094_exclusionist
excursionists2282724_excursionists
percussing1545224percussi_n__g
percussiveness2193734percussiveness
percussors1452804percuss_o_rs_
perfectionist2055334perfectionist
perfusions1595334perfu_sion_s_
permissions1545334permission_s_
persuasions1383914persuasion_s_
precessions1548554precession_s_
precisionists1754634prec_isionists
prerevisionist19102524prerevisionist
prussianise1392544p_r_ussianise
repercussions1752154repercussion_s_
repressionist1555324repressionist
secessionism1653444se_cessionism
secessionists1463334se_cessionists

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024265.34317784.8
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.71631261.5
 
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