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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forshaving” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

14 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
shaving14341433(None) 
having134220371_having
saving104724511s_aving
shading123115561shading
shaking153317251shaking
shaming133016741shaming
shaping133116181shaping
sharing113723241sharing
shavings15356331shavings
shawing143514881shawing
sheaving154110251sheaving
shoving142910641shoving
slaving113514831slaving
staving113915701staving

Search took 2 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 Filter178691695830.0931921408.6
2DLD Change Limit69583141.17359320.5
3Display Results14140.016875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691141.282139384.6