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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 “defalcator” 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.

27 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
defalcator164317(None) 
defalcators1742861defalcators
defalcate1544922defalcat_e
defalcated1744182defalcated
defalcates1644542defalcates
defalcation1746222defalcation
defecator1546382def_ecator
deflator12328342def_l_ator
defoliator1444182defoliator
deaerator10128113de_aerator
dedicator1348253de_dicator
defalcating1844343defalcating
defalcations1845193defalcations
defamatory1943493defa_matory
defecators1656253def_ecators
defector14277953def_ec_tor
deflater123211603def_l_ater
deflators13348153def_l_ators
deflector1555063def_lector
defoliators1543723defoliators
delator83015033de__l_ator
depilator1247653depil_ator
desalinator1254353desalinator
desiccator1543993desiccator
desolator1046673desol_ator
devastator1453143devastator
evaluator12104963_evaluator

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603276.64021175.2
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691277.07625253.1
 
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