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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 “inmates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

42 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
inmates9271578(None) 
ingates82716911ingates
inmate82917361inmate_
animates101316422animates
annates72415422annates
coinmates1348342coinmates
comates114123642comates
enates64026432en_ates
hamates122917682hamates
humates122813192humates
ideates8313732ideates
images91411462i_mages
imamates1237662imamates
inanes62519802in_anes
incages103013882incages
incases93615972incases
incites93218482incites
indites83618982indites
infantes11249632infantes
infares10313022infares
inflates11512192inflates
ingate73018242ingate_
ingrates9514172ingrates
inhales10511862inhales
inlaces92512902inlaces
innages82911302innages
innate63917312innate_
instates81615832instates
intakes11310942intakes
intimates111013312intimates
invades11118292invades
invites103915812invites
iodates8312902iodates
mates75251362__mates
mismates121114562mismates
nates55238332_n_ates
nidates8311892nidates
remates93827112remates
sinuates8310962sinuates
unmakes132810792unmakes
unmated103317022unmated
zincates1937742zincates

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671422.84337872.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.23255288.1
 
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