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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formasturbates” 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.

20 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
masturbates155342(None) 
masturbate1443471masturbate_
masturbated1652801masturbated
masturbator1551822masturbator
masturbators1651812masturbators
maturates11311762ma_tur_ates
ascorbates1444143_ascorbates
castrates11312673cast_r_ates
gastrulates1253453gastrulates
masticates1449843mast_icates
masturbating1772673masturbating
masturbation1653583masturbation
masturbations1753423masturbations
masturbatory1961523masturbatory
maturate10312613ma_tur_ate_
maturated1249163ma_tur_ated
micturates1456093mictur_ates
pastorates12410143pastor_ates
pasturages1344923pastur_ages
saturates9811603sa_tur_ates

Search took 6 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 Limit121633204.79625361.3
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691205.18634456.4