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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 “imbricates” 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.

45 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
imbricates164529(None) 
imbricate1545661imbricate_
imbricated1744561imbricated
embrocates1665012embrocates
fabricates1746462fabricates
implicates1646782implicates
imprecates1645402imprecates
lubricates1446052lubricates
rubricates1445892rubricates
abdicates1448153_abdicates
affricates1844613affricates
divaricates1743873divaricates
embrocate1565523embrocate_
embrocated1754093embrocated
extricates1998243extricates
fabricate1646833fabricate_
fabricated1845403fabricated
fimbriate1643823fimbri_ate_
fimbriated1843103fimbri_ated
imbricating1844523imbricating
imbrication1746463imbrication
imbrications1845683imbrications
imbrutes1244203imbr__utes
imitates10310503im__itates
implicate1547273implicate_
implicated1745973implicated
imprecate1545533imprecate_
imprecated1744403imprecated
indicates12312583i_ndicates
inebriates1246063inebri_ates
intricate11411193intricate_
irrigates1057253i_rrigates
irritates977223i_rritates
loricates11310123_loricates
lubricate1346443lubricate_
lubricated1545033lubricated
marinates112516383_marinates
medicates14312113_medicates
metricates1449113metricates
muriates10312083_muri_ates
muricate12311113_muricate_
muricated1448243_muricated
rubricate1346483rubricate_
rubricated1545043rubricated
suricates11311743_suricates

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 Filter1786911406030.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit140603456.03323305.7
3Display Results45450.0301500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691456.21628746.9
 
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