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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 “adequate” 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.

48 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
adequate184430(None) 
adequacy2351642adequacy
adequately2351802adequately
coequate1946152coequate
equate152012462__equate
inadequate2052062inadequate
acerate92818913ace_rate
acerbate1247533acerbate
acervate1336983acervate
acetate92514753ace_tate
actuate9311443a_ctuate
acuate8315633a__cuate
adequacies2252163adequacies
adnate72913483ad__nate
adulate8313233ad_ulate
aduncate1145573aduncate
advocate1445833advocate
aerate64830553a_e_rate
agemate101210583age_mate
ameerate1039633ameerate
antiquate1888033antiquate
aquae142212713a__qua_e
arcuate9311963a_rcuate
areolate81014453areolate
attenuate974473attenuate
coequated2144823coequated
coequates2045853coequates
dealate83617843_dealate
debate94419193_de_bate
deflate113613943_deflate
delate73827753_de_late
dentate8315153_dentate
denudate1046163_denudate
depurate1139983_depurate
depute94512303_depu_te
derate74531233_de_rate
deviate11312713_deviate
diquat1639763_diquat_
diquats1745983_diquats
edentate947703edentate
eluate62315433__eluate
equated171910403__equated
equates162012323__equates
ideate7313683ide__ate
liquate1638423_liquate
quate144521413___quate
requite162012483_requite
torquate1745003torquate

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911461620.830215290.4
2DLD Change Limit146162488.89016441.2
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691489.73618353.6
 
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