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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forapproximately” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

37 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
approximately298157(None) 
approximate24132882approximate__
approximated26142402approximate_d
approximates25112642approximate_s
proximately2552222__proximately
appropriately1962653appropriately
approximating2761803approximating
approximation2652233approximation
approximative2961923approximative
appositely1753134app_osi__tely
approximations2761964approximations
proximally2443784__proxima_lly
proximate2045774__proximate__
animately1445125a____nimately
appositively2252765app_ositively
appreciably2253045appreci_a_bly
appreciate1655225appreci_ate__
appreciated1854205appreci_ate_d
appreciates1754725appreci_ate_s
appreciatively2672305appreci_atively
appreciatory2153195appreci_atory
approbate1546565appro__bate__
approbated1744765appro__bate_d
approbates1645855appro__bate_s
approbatory2062895appro__batory
appropriate1464285appropriate__
appropriated1663495appropriate_d
appropriates1564065appropriate_s
approvably2253045appro__va_bly
approvingly2262115approvi__ngly
inappropriately2171835inappropriately
oppositely1752695opp_osi__tely
privately1744895__pr__ivately
profligately2171445__profligately
prolately1445775__pro__lately
proximal1945185__proxima__l_
proximity2344675__proximit__y

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790378.15615300.4
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691378.56220870.2