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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 “sanctifying” 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.

27 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
sanctifying204328(None) 
fancifying2243882fanc_ifying
sanctioning1453992sanctioning
acetifying1944453_acetifying
calcifying2144493calc_ifying
dandifying1974313dan_difying
fructifying2352373fructifying
notifying1645623__notifying
pacifying2045503pa_c_ifying
quantifying2743213quan_tifying
ratifying1656823ra__tifying
rectifying1946373_rectifying
renotifying1844183renotifying
salifying1636333sa__lifying
sanctified1644293sanctif_ied
sanctifier1553493sanctif_ier
sanctifies1554983sanctif_ies
sanctify1644493sanctify___
sanitising11116573saniti_sing
sanitizing20107953saniti_zing
saponifying2052273saponifying
satisfying1743383sa__tisfying
specifying2144683spec_ifying
stratifying1843523stratifying
stultifying1852343stultifying
tackifying2343803ta_ckifying
zincifying2843253zinc_ifying

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 Filter1786911216330.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit121633275.12323742.5
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691275.54932202.4
 
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