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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 “predatory” 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.

66 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
predatory154770(None) 
precatory1649111precatory
predator11310051predator_
predators12310081predators
prefatory1746681prefatory
crematory1647212crematory
depredatory1853162depredatory
predicatory1945562predicatory
probatory1647112probatory
aleatory1148823ale_atory
amendatory1653113amendatory
creator93714443cre_ator_
creators102814413cre_ators
creditor1145903creditor_
creditors1245873creditors
cremator1269193cremator_
cremators1369823cremators
deprecatory1954363deprecatory
depredator1443973depredator_
depredators1543733depredators
feudatory1644063feudatory
imprecatory2053503imprecatory
laudatory1344603laudatory
mandatory1545253mandatory
mediatory1546433_mediatory
oratory1039403or__atory
palpatory1645223palpatory
pedagogy16122793p_edagogy
pedantry1444053p_edantry
pedately1445433p_edately
peremptory1953113peremptory
piscatory1645273piscatory
placatory1645723placatory
potatory1348413p_otatory
preceptory1945483preceptory
predacity1745603predacity
predate10616893predat__e
predated12513273predat_ed
predates11615813predat_es
predating13514653predating
predation12313463predation
predations13812153predations
predatism1447283predatism
predictor1447093predictor_
predictors1547263predictors
predry1237873pred___ry
prehistory1845323prehistory
prelature1146273prelature
prelusory1442873prelusory
premature1347793premature
preparatory1853773preparatory
prestore104217353pre_store
pretor8315753pre__tor_
pretors9316813pre__tors
pronator10311783pronator_
pronators11411303pronators
pulsatory1474613pulsatory
purgatory1544413purgatory
rectory123512733_re_ctory
redactor1147033_redactor_
redactors1247543_redactors
relator74016373_relator_
relators83316133_relators
rogatory1246153_rogatory
rotatory1147213_rotatory
sudatory1245843_sudatory

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148641667.81019032.1
3Display Results66660.0332000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691668.29621539.4
 
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