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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 “sainting” 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.

85 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
sainting9321573(None) 
fainting123312161fainting
painting113614421painting
saining83621391sain_ing
stinting93415741stinting
tainting93613581tainting
airting83616302_airting
anting75827022_a_nting
baiting103918882bai_ting
canting104725902ca_nting
daunting103310402daunting
dinting93520552_dinting
feinting123410832feinting
flinting123412342flinting
gaining94015662gain_ing
gaiting93716582gai_ting
glinting103210052glinting
hanting114124482ha_nting
haunting123510052haunting
hinting113919222_hinting
jaunting16328632jaunting
jointing16248612jointing
linting83820982_linting
minting103020812_minting
paining103920242pain_ing
paintings12327102paintings
panting104025422pa_nting
pointing112813682pointing
printing113216082printing
raining83922692rain_ing
ranting84025412ra_nting
sailing83927372sai_ling
salting84120792sa_lting
saluting9310552saluting
sanding93520602sa_nding
saning75127642sa_n_ing
satiating10311812satiating
sating74735452sa__ting
saunaing937012saunaing
scanting113914762scanting
scenting113212812scenting
seining84020772sein_ing
shifting152910382shifting
shining113816522shin_ing
shinning123211022shinning
shirting123213612shirting
shitting123212662shitting
shunting123610432shunting
sifting113014592s_ifting
silting83320482s_ilting
singing93221422s_inging
sinking123320542s_inking
sinning83918442s_inning
siting74126622s_i_ting
sitting83519632s_itting
skinking12299772skinking
skinning13327892skinning
skirting13289392skirting
skiting123812502ski_ting
slanting94115092slanting
slinging103312862slinging
slinking133412982slinking
slitting93012582slitting
smiting103014442smi_ting
spinning113310812spinning
spirting112913632spirting
spiting103917622spi_ting
spitting113012322spitting
splinting1238192splinting
sprinting12310032sprinting
squinting1936222squinting
staining9413372stain_ing
stilting93312402stilting
stinging103213452stinging
stinking133113542stinking
stunting92811502stunting
suiting83419002sui_ting
swinging133411112swinging
swinking163410322swinking
taunting93510932taunting
tinting84620602_tinting
vaunting12338752vaunting
waisting123615212waisting
waiting113618952wai_ting
wanting114220172wa_nting

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.516346300.4
2DLD Change Limit121059854.14029241.3
3Display Results85850.0302833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691854.68638132.9
 
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