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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 “destines” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

35 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
destines9361966(None) 
dentines93418401dentines
destine83719951destine_
destined103312451destined
destinies10410841destinies
sestines82717241sestines
cystines1339472cystines
declines113315802declines
defines114118682de_fines
deities82621922deiti_es
delaines9312962delaines
dentine83320242dentine_
dentins83419222dentin_s
desires81316132des_ires
despises1139432despises
despites11410312despites
destained1158252destained
destains9311812destain_s
destiny113111462destin_y
detinues9569822de_tinues
dextrines1798312dextrines
dustiness102211032dustiness
dustings10419032dustings
jestings16368022jestings
mestinoes1157312mestinoes
mestinos1048162mestinos
pectines121914682pectines
reshines112615442reshines
retines75134672re_tines
sestinas8249132sestinas
sestine73017922sestine_
testiness9209752testiness
vestiges1238242vestiges
vestings12359142vestings
westings12429802westings

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059353.72032542.7
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691354.12643308.5
 
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