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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 “steadfastnessesa” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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

21 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
steadfastnesses188871steadfastnesses_
steadfastness176853steadfastne_s_s_
stalwartnesses1751295st_alwartnesses_
steadinesses1346905stead___inesses_
colorfastnesses2061306colorfastnesses_
dreadfulnesses19193796dreadf_ulnesses_
earnestnesses1353666__earnestnesses_
fastnesses1389086_____fastnesses_
headlessnesses17137066_headlessnesses_
headmistresses2061186_headmistresses_
lightfastnesses2261436lightfastnesses_
pleasantnesses1661566plea_santnesses_
seamlessnesses1446976s_eamlessnesses_
seamstresses1352256s_ea__mstresses_
sedatenesses1346966s_e_d_atenesses_
selfishnesses1844046s_e_lfishnesses_
stealthinesses1751956stea_lthinesses_
steaminesses1446226ste___aminesses_
straightnesses1872586stra_ightnesses_
straitnesses1246216st___raitnesses_
tearfulnesses1645536_tearf_ulnesses_

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 Filter178691658740.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit65874214.97013254.3
3Display Results21210.0131615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691215.30933658.1
 
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