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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 “imperials” 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.

39 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
imperials134733(None) 
imperial1249021imperial_
imperils1247711imperi_ls
imperia1148422imperia__
imperialism17106932imperialism
imperialist15107772imperialist
imperially1746842imperially
imperil1147682imperi_l_
imperious1346582imperious
imperiums1544582imperiums
aerials74017553__aerials
arterials949693arterials
dispersals1345113dispersals
emperies12314563emperi_es
immortals1343803immortals
impartial1345183impartial_
impearls1253883impe_arls
impels10389523impe___ls
imperialisms18105903imperialisms
imperialists16105403imperialists
imperiled1445493imperiled
imperilled1543633imperilled
imperium1446423imperi_um
impervious1752963impervious
impetigos1442113impetigos
impresas1244453impresa_s
imprimis1444253imp_rimis
imprints1247303imp_rints
internals9712723internals
intervals12810143intervals
materials11510793materials
medials103914733_m_edials
menials94015683_m_enials
minerals10311373miner_als
mistrials1148133mistrials
perils84121853__peri_ls
pimpernels1642173pimpernels
serials73919743__serials
specials1238033_specials

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641396.70322175.3
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.15524974.3
 
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