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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 “tangency” 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.

52 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
tangency144456(None) 
tangence1146701tangence
agency1237032_a_gency
plangency1742802plangency
pungency1644092pungency
tangences1246442tangences
tangent8314992tangen_t
tangents938712tangents
tendency1445492tendency
turgency1444832turgency
angerly1137773_angerly
ardency1346483_ardency
cadency1545893ca_dency
coagency1644863coagency
cogency1547013_cogency
exigency2144723exigency
lambency1743203lambency
latency1236033la_tency
leniency1345313leniency
mangey123614523mange__y
nascency1543693nascency
pangen94115913pangen__
pangene102711963pangen_e
pangenes112612823pangenes
pangens103112063pangen_s
patency1466313pa_tency
pendency1646073pendency
regency1337363_regency
saliency13125393saliency
sapiency15114493sapiency
stagnancy1552553stagnancy
stringency1653563stringency
tanged84622493tange__d
tangelo837033tange_lo
tangelos935743tangelos
tangencies1345753tangencies
tangental1044783tangental
tangibly1444673tangibly
tanging93419523tangin_g
tangly104413913tang__ly
tangy94519933tang___y
tannery10388663tanne_ry
tannoy958353tan__noy
tanrec837803tanre_c_
tanrecs934823tanre_cs
tenancy1237503ten_ancy
tendence1148523tendence
tenpence1246403tenpence
tenpenny1342343tenpenny
transiency15135423transiency
urgency1345663_urgency
valency1565463va_lency

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162528.58017035.2
3Display Results52520.0134000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691528.74920424.2
 
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