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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 “initials” 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.

76 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
initials84810(None) 
initial7311881initial_
initialed1065352initialed
initialer964612initialer
initialers1053042initialers
initialism1257212initialism
initially1249062initially
initiate8412692initiate
initiates9411182initiates
instals7611712inst_als
instills867352instills
instils7811452insti_ls
animals94111703ani_mals
antiars7314623an_tiars
binomials1343903binomials
citrals91111673_citrals
digitals1045433digit_als
entails7912823en_tails
fetials103711743_fetials
finials103210153_finials
genitals937243genit_als
ignatias944913ignatia_s
ignitible1243163ignitible
ignitions1045803ignitions
indicias1147413indicia_s
inertial8411723inertial_
inertias8410383inertia_s
inimical1247313inimical_
initialing1145883initialing
initialisms1356143initialisms
initialize1996863initialize
initializes20126403initializes
initialled1162953initialled
initialness1155733initialness
initiated10510113initiated
initiator998113initiator
initiators10127313initiators
instal6712193inst_al_
install779363inst_all
installs858923installs
instars7411133inst_ars
instil61111383insti_l_
instill789063insti_ll
inthrals11258503inthrals
intimal9109943intimal_
intimas9119583in_timas
intines7921113in_tines
intis55121643in_ti__s
intitle7610583in_title
intitles8710003in_titles
inutile739883inuti_le
invital1046953invit_al_
iritis63113733iriti__s
iritises839973iritises
lanitals837723lanit_als
militias1048633militia_s
minimals12327433mini_mals
minimills1343843minimills
minipills1343523minipills
minutial1046423minutial_
nihils937573_nihi_ls
nitinols844413_nitinols
nitrils72810703_nitrils
nuptials1044303nuptials
partials101911953partials
pinitols1046103pinit_ols
pintails10310163pin_tails
ringtails1044443ringtails
rituals738353_rituals
spitals93011593spit_als
tertials8510073tertials
titians72710453_titians
uncials92510523un_cials
unities72520153uniti_es
unitizes1739133unitizes
vitals94514303_vit_als

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162766.78021557.8
3Display Results76760.0302533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691767.25024647.0
 
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