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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 “sedates” 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.

58 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
sedates8341804(None) 
redates83423871redates
sedate73019811sedate_
sedated93714351sedated
sedater83713631sedater
sedatest9249391sedatest
senates73322611senates
aerates74627492aerates
bedmates1349182bedmates
berates94126872berates
cerates95428252cerates
dates65639152__dates
debates103718532debates
delates83526282delates
derates84028892derates
elates65032362_elates
enates64026432_enates
estates74520182estates
gelates83219592gelates
ideates8313732ideates
iodates8312902iodates
legates82917682legates
mediates112814062mediates
metates92720012metates
negates83215842negates
nidates8311892nidates
pedate93117762pedate_
penates93321602penates
predates11615812predates
rebates95123182rebates
redate74124682redate_
redated93120922redated
relates73731432relates
remates93827112remates
sates54949322s__ates
savates10312952savates
seated75131062se_ated
seater64534162se_ater
seaters74028942se_aters
seats54844342se_at_s
sedans74816092seda_ns
sedately1245222sedately
sedatives1346152sedatives
sedges83817812sed_ges
seduces1069282seduces
senate63725172senate_
sensates8511142sensates
serapes95218102serapes
seriates82620672seriates
serrates82617022serrates
sesames9310742sesames
sewages1139752sewages
skates104219402s_kates
slates64934062s_lates
solates73523852solates
spates85028172s_pates
states64337082s_tates
updates10329792updates

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 Limit107671583.58030075.7
3Display Results58580.0134461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691583.96645055.7
 
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