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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 “vulgarised” 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.

28 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
vulgarised1513404(None) 
vulgarise13495991vulgarise_
vulgarises14135491vulgarises
vulgarized24134281vulgarized
vulcanised1643362vulcanised
vulgarism15145142vulgaris_m
vulgarisms16133872vulgarisms
vulgarize22135432vulgarize_
vulgarizer23143762vulgarizer
vulgarizes23145202vulgarizes
polarised1269233pol_arised
pulverised1643093pulverised
solarised1068043sol_arised
summarised15123913summarised
valorised13247103val_orised
velarized2256803vel_arized
vulcanise1444183vulcanise_
vulcanises1544223vulcanises
vulcanized2544073vulcanized
vulgarer1243013vulgar__er
vulgarest1343773vulgares_t
vulgarian1354263vulgari_an
vulgarians1453443vulgarians
vulgarising1652723vulgarising
vulgarities1544073vulgarities
vulgarity1693993vulgari_ty
vulgarizers24172473vulgarizers
vulgars11306533vulgar_s__

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603286.28322378.3
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691286.45227695.4
 
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