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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 “extirpating” 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.

26 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
extirpating214374(None) 
extirpation2084922extirpation
extirpations2174282extirpations
extricating2146692extricating
entreating11811553ent_reating
estimating1348883esti_mating
estivating1447633esti_vating
estreating11710363est_reating
etiolating1146973e_tiolating
excerpting2244143excerp_ting
excoriating2145483excoriating
exculpating2343543exculpating
execrating2047883execr_ating
expiating1938543expi__ating
expurgating2243283expurgating
exsiccating2342663exsiccating
extenuating1943573extenuating
extincting2044003exti_ncting
extirpate1844023extirpat__e
extirpated2043123extirpat_ed
extirpates1943683extirpat_es
extirpator1953273extirpat_or
extirpators2053163extirpators
extorting1746763extor__ting
extracting2047223ext_racting
extubating2044423ext_ubating

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633264.37627795.5
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691264.78237367.4
 
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