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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 “bloviating” 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.

34 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
bloviating164381(None) 
bloating113512812blo__ating
bloviation1544002bloviation
bloviations1643752bloviations
eluviating1444892eluviating
alleviating1553593alleviating
aviating12311013__aviating
bleating113514503bl__eating
blockading2082833blockading
blotting113910433blo__tting
bloviate1384913bloviat__e
bloviated1573623bloviat_ed
bloviates1484543bloviat_es
boating103721303b_o__ating
borating113414503b_o_rating
bromating1439173bro_mating
brominating1696093brominating
deviating14311083_deviating
elevating1338203elev_ating
elongating1244523elongating
exuviating2144523exuviating
floating123111883flo__ating
foliating1339253_foliating
glaciating1445593glaciating
gloating102611463glo__ating
illuviating1552943illuviating
lariating10311783_lariating
levigating1545693_levigating
levitating1446653_levitating
locating11311503_lo_cating
obviating1545053_obviating
opiating11410093__opiating
solvating1336443solv_ating
spoliating1366963spoliating

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603346.17322777.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691346.59227107.3
 
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