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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 “desiccator” 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.

31 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
desiccator154399(None) 
desiccators1643801desiccators
dedicator1348252dedi_cator
desecrator1346002desecrator
desiccate1445922desiccat_e
desiccated1644992desiccated
desiccates1545382desiccates
desiccation1646382desiccation
designator1244712designator
decimator1447733deci_mator
dedicators1447743dedi_cators
dedicatory1745673dedi_catory
defalcator1643173defalcator
defecator1546383de_fecator
delineator1174173delineator
denigrator1245223denigrator
depictor1355513depi_c_tor
depilator1247653depi_lator
desecrater1346983desecrater
desecrators1445233desecrators
desiccant1444193desicca_nt
desiccants1542663desiccants
desiccating1744703desiccating
desiccations1755653desiccations
desiccative1953943desiccative
designators1344303designators
designatory1653383designatory
desolator1046673des_olator
deviator1248333devi__ator
dictator1147263d__ictator
hesitator1286023hesi_tator

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603317.06319907.0
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.49923828.6
 
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