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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 “placements” 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.

45 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
placements164597(None) 
placement1548181placement_
emplacements2054572emplacements
enlacements1546992enlacements
pavements1647002p_avements
placemen1445782placemen__
replacements1854442replacements
solacements1554382solacements
abasements1446533abasements
abatements1446353abatements
alinements1247143alinements
amazements2345313amazements
basements1348263_basements
blastments1444973blastments
casements1348583_casements
cements112714223___cements
defacements1946073defacements
displacements2053893displacements
easements11410333_easements
effacements2154873effacements
elements10312173el__ements
elopements14146363elopements
emplacement1955273emplacement_
enactments1446523enactments
enlacement1458143enlacement_
laments94314853_la__ments
misplacements2162593misplacements
outplacements1961583outplacements
paraments13511563p_araments
parchments1944993parchments
pavement1549443p_avement_
payments1536943p_a_yments
placeless1335613placele_ss
placeman1445683placeman__
placenta1275723plac__enta
placentas1364833plac__entas
placets113911223plac__e_ts
plackets1646583plac_ke_ts
platelets1165763platele_ts
preachments2044233preachments
precedents1545723precedents
recements13312283_recements
replacement1755203replacement_
solacement1445693solacement_
statements1256883statements

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603455.58025197.7
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691456.01629702.6
 
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