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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 “elongates” 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.

49 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
elongates104538(None) 
elongate945611elongate_
elongated1144281elongated
bloviates1484543bloviates
clodpates1444103clodpates
cognates11311583_cognates
delegates1139843del_egates
delineates1147123delineates
derogates11310973dero_gates
detonates10310433deton_ates
donates83217223_don_ates
ebonites1039233ebon_ites
eclogites1245263eclo_gites
edentates1046953edentates
elates65032363el___ates
elevates111110423el_evates
elongating1244523elongating
elongation1145353elongation
elongations1244663elongations
eluates72014683el__uates
eluviates1246103eluviates
emanates10311333eman_ates
emendates1246083emendates
enates64026433e__n_ates
engages92912493e__ngages
ergates8314493e__rgates
exonerates17107343exonerates
floodgates15112523floodgates
fluxgates2042763fluxgates
ingates82716913__ingates
legates82917683_l_egates
levigates1346493levigates
ligates82318383_l_igates
locates93218813_lo_cates
loggats9286453_loggat_s
longans84510813_longa_ns
longes75925573_long__es
longies82916553_long_ies
melongenes1344193melongenes
neonates8310063neon_ates
odonates947743odon_ates
ozonates1745963ozon_ates
phonates13410643phon_ates
pronates10418373pron_ates
relegates10310943rel_egates
relocates11712933relo_cates
resonates9412403reson_ates
selenates91611363selen_ates
tollgates1046053tollgates

Search took 16 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 Filter1786911486410.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit1486414914.73610086.9
3Display Results49490.0461065.2
 (SQL Overall)1786914915.64211423.8
 
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