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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 “sporulated” 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.

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
sporulated134526(None) 
sporulate1146951sporulate_
sporulates1246481sporulates
populated14228802_populated
speculated15186612speculated
copulated142710483_copulated
corelated12411823_corelated
depopulated1743643depopulated
formulated1645563_formulated
inoculated1347593inoculated
lobulated12106423_lobulated
loculated1288313_loculated
modulated1336713_modulated
operculated1645153operculated
ovulated1237083__ovulated
peculated142310853_peculated
populate122812093_populate_
populates132710673_populates
postulated1377653_postulated
repopulated1644473repopulated
sacculated1546623sacculated
scopulate1366543scopulate_
serrulate946983serrulate_
simulated1238283s_imulated
solated83618023s_o__lated
spatulate11107173spatulate_
speculate13239193speculate_
speculates14237903speculates
spiculate132210163spiculate_
spirulae10216573spirula_e_
spoliated1246913spo_liated
sported104015433spor___ted
sporular1065223sporula__r
sporulating1445113sporulating
sporulation1346403sporulation
sporulative1653743sporulative
sporule937273sporul__e_
sporules1037703sporul__es
spouted103412263spo_u__ted
sprouted1136393sprou__ted
stimulated1346363stimulated
stipulated1345593stipulated

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603427.12619731.0
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691427.59223536.7
 
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