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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 “unwavering” 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.

29 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
unwavering174322(None) 
uncovering1645292uncovering
unraveling1454472unraveling
unwaveringly2251912unwaveringly
wavering152410542__wavering
beavering1538703_beavering
clavering1538373_clavering
dewatering1545773dewatering
enfevering1743863enfevering
havering152211053__havering
palavering1644483palavering
quavering2235953_quavering
slavering1338723_slavering
unageing1036273un_age_ing
unbarring1236063unba_rring
uncaring11312843unca__ring
undaring10412753unda__ring
unfaltering1543263unfaltering
unhairing1335953unha_iring
unleveling1443953unleveling
unmitering1345003unmitering
unravelling1543153unravelling
unsphering1644283unsphering
unwaning1238133unwa__ning
unweaving1636133unweav__ing
unweeting1336473unw_eeting
wafering15208893__wafering
wagering13219523__wagering
watering122316313__watering

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603297.22019474.1
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.37624226.0
 
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