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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 “appropriates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

44 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
appropriates156406(None) 
appropriate1464281appropriate_
appropriated1663491appropriated
appropriately1962652appropriately
appropriator1563592appropriator
appropriators1663372appropriators
expropriates23103402expropriates
reappropriates17102252reappropriates
appreciates1754723appr_eciates
approbates1645853appro__bates
appropriable1762713appropriable
appropriateness1891583appropriateness
appropriating1783493appropriating
appropriation1653823appropriation
appropriations1763173appropriations
appropriative1963023appropriative
approximates25112643approximates
expropriate2253783expropriate_
expropriated2452993expropriated
inappropriate16112273inappropriate_
misappropriates20192003misappropriates
reappropriate1682423reappropriate_
reappropriated1872103reappropriated
unappropriated1872073unappropriated
aphrodites1644994aphro_di_tes
apocopates1644954apocop__ates
appreciate1655224appr_eciate_
appreciated1854204appr_eciated
approbate1546564appro__bate_
approbated1744764appro__bated
approximate24132884approximate_
approximated26142404approximated
expropriator2363014expropriator
expropriators2462894expropriators
improprieties19142794improprieties
inappropriately2171834inappropriately
misappropriate19172124misappropriate_
misappropriated21172004misappropriated
perorates11417024_pero_r_ates
procreates1448154__procreates
propagates1556144__propagates
propitiates1546204__propitiates
proprieties1556184__proprieties
prorates10418074__pro_r_ates

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790446.84318236.2
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691447.24924650.4
 
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