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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 “annihilator” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
annihilator145277(None) 
annihilators1552771annihilators
annihilatory1862171annihilatory
annihilate1353472annihilat_e
annihilated1552872annihilated
annihilates1453152annihilates
annihilation1594502annihilation
annihilating1653083annihilating
annihilations1653993annihilations
anticipator1555093anticipator
assimilator1393953assimilator
invigilator1553603invigilator
animator101410294a_n__imator
annotator974254ann__otator
annunciator1352344annunciator
anticipators1654674anticipators
anticipatory1953714anticipatory
antilabor1145224a_n_tilabor
articulator1376654articulator
assimilators14123904assimilators
assimilatory17103354assimilatory
inhalator1245054_in_halator
initiator998114_initi_ator
intimidator1454534intimidator
invigilators1653184invigilators
manipulator1553194manipulator
sibilator1145704__sibilator
ventilator13115114ven_tilator

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit148819288.57617353.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691289.04519755.8
 
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