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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 “desirable” 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.

100 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
desirable124939(None) 
desirables1344211desirables
desirably1546631desirably
decidable1547222decidable
definable1547772definable
demisable1448532demisable
deniable11312082deni_able
derivable1548062derivable
despicable1744982despicable
devisable1546852devisable
respirable1446022respirable
undesirable1447482undesirable
admirable1445433admirable
assurable1146013assurable
bearable121512363be_arable
censurable1445653censurable
debatable1446313debatable
decayable1745623decayable
deceivable1845023deceivable
declarable1544973declarable
declinable1545863declinable
deferrable1644853deferrable
definably1845653definably
deformable1844193deformable
delayable1546063delayable
delegable13136643delegable
deletable12149503deletable
deliverable1753113deliverable
deniably1448553deni_ably
denotable1238373denotable
deplorable1545073deplorable
deportable1545653deportable
deposable1446833deposable
deputable1487043deputable
derisible1245773derisible
describable1853013describable
describe1346243describ_e
desire7415303desir___e
despicably2044313despicably
deterrable1345723deterrable
detonable1247623detonable
disable10516433d__isable
disenable1249673disenable
dislikable1744323dislikable
dividable1645003dividable
drainable1237583drainable
drivable1438023d_rivable
dubitable1445093dubitable
durable102312723d__urable
dutiable1137373duti_able
editable11310423_editable
errable9312183_e_rrable
estimable1346043_estimable
evitable1339323_evitable
exilable1737203_exilable
exorable1738933_exorable
generable1238663generable
hearable131611603he_arable
heritable1439453heritable
hirable121612313__hirable
insurable111011093insurable
leviable1337513levi_able
measurable1444723measurable
medicable1647503medicable
memorable1547533memorable
mensurable1445453mensurable
miserable1349653miserable
nestable101613673nes_table
referable1439623referable
refinable1438623refinable
reliable10313073reli_able
relivable1438513relivable
repairable1445953repairable
reparable1359953reparable
resalable1138733resalable
rescuable1347583rescuable
reservable1546373reservable
restable101618443res_table
restorable1246753restorable
resumable1347553resumable
reverable14310363reverable
revisable1437993revisable
revivable1736863revivable
securable1347773securable
seisable10311373se_isable
seizable1938723se_izable
separable1348673separable
severable1438543severable
sizable1839893__sizable
tearable101512673te_arable
tenurable1147423tenurable
testable101412623tes_table
undesirables1553313undesirables
undesirably1755353undesirably
unhirable1447643unhirable
venerable1438483venerable
veritable1448743veritable
visitable1445873visitable
wearable131510553we_arable
wirable121610963__wirable

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit1486411007.79619066.3
3Display Results1001000.0631587.3
 (SQL Overall)1786911008.29521542.0
 
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