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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 “expropriating” 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.

29 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
expropriating255324(None) 
appropriating1783492appropriating
expropriation2453992expropriation
expropriations2553322expropriations
excoriating2145483ex_co_riating
expatriating2253063exp_atriating
expropriate2253783expropriat__e
expropriated2452993expropriat_ed
expropriates23103403expropriat_es
expropriator2363013expropriat_or
expropriators2462893expropriators
reappropriating1991903reappropriating
appropriation1653824appropriation
appropriations1763174appropriations
appropriative1963024appropriative
excruciating2452374excr_uciating
exfoliating2243394ex_fo_liating
expatiating2144364exp__atiating
expiating1938544ex___p_iating
exploiting2044894explo__i_ting
exporting1937324exp_o_r__ting
expositing2045354exp_o_si_ting
expurgating2243284exp__urgating
extrapolating2362994extrapolating
preprinting1647414__preprinting
procreating1647694__procreating
propagating1754884__propagating
propitiating1755004__propitiating
prorating12314284__pro_r_ating

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 Filter178691950240.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit95024294.70320205.0
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691294.84236904.4
 
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