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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 “expropriator” 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.

28 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
expropriator236301(None) 
expropriators2462891expropriators
appropriator1563592appropriator
expropriate2253782expropriat_e
expropriated2452992expropriated
expropriates23103402expropriates
expropriation2453992expropriation
appropriators1663373appropriators
coproprietor1862613coproprietor
expropriating2553243expropriating
expropriations2553323expropriations
proprietor1454483__proprietor
appropriate1464284appropriat_e
appropriated1663494appropriated
appropriates1564064appropriates
appropriation1653824appropriation
coproprietors1962434coproprietors
expiator1747044ex___p_iator
exploratory2353134explo_r_atory
expositor1844154exp_o_si_tor
expurgator2052754exp__urgator
extrapolator2162774extrapolator
procreator1465744__procreator
propagator1554304__propagator
propitiator1554224__propitiator
propraetor1454124__propraetor
propretor1345534__propr_etor
proprietors1554384__proprietors

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790286.39319519.8
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691286.79926282.0
 
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