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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 “pediculate” 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.

44 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
pediculate154661(None) 
pediculates1645681pediculates
geniculate1345812geniculate
paniculate1447212paniculate
peculate122414672pe__culate
pedicellate1652352pedicellate
pedicular1445772pedicula_r
pedunculate1652302pedunculate
reticulate12219782reticulate
vesiculate1547222vesiculate
aciculate132510803_aciculate
apiculate13279883_apiculate
articulate12410243articulate
auriculate1246493auriculate
dedicate12312803dedic__ate
denticulate1445513denticulate
ejaculate18187163_ejaculate
geniculated1544643geniculated
gesticulate1445663gesticulate
medicate13513243medic__ate
operculate1446253ope_rculate
orbiculate1445183orbiculate
particulate1548313particulate
peculated142310853pe__culated
peculates132112543pe__culates
pedicle1238973pedic_l__e
pediculoses1652653pediculoses
pediculous1553373pediculous
pedicure1345183pedicu__re
pedunculated1851973pedunculated
penicillate1563053penicillate
percolate13411163pe_rcolate
petiolate1149153peti_olate
predicate14411783predic__ate
recirculate1554703recirculate
redictate1249063redic_tate
reticulated14127783reticulated
reticulates13148873reticulates
speculate13239193spe__culate
spiculate132210163_spiculate
vermiculate1855723vermiculate
vesiculae1445203vesicula_e
vesiculated1745553vesiculated
vesiculates1646293vesiculates

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 Filter1786911406030.843211970.3
2DLD Change Limit140603446.93620271.5
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691447.80922882.7
 
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