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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 “extubate” 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.

38 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
extubate174510(None) 
extubated1944131extubated
extubates1844841extubates
exudate1537092ex_udate
intubate1047532intubate
tubate82813172__tubate
actuate9311443actu_ate
ecaudate1145313ecaudate
educate10310213e_ducate
eluate62315433e_lu_ate
emulate9314123e_mulate
equate152012463e_qu_ate
estate64719763est__ate
estimate10912003estimate
estivate111010003estivate
exabyte1943523ex_abyte
excaudate1943423excaudate
excavate2045053excavate
exculpate2044833exculpate
execrate1739653execrate
expiate16910593ex_piate
expurgate1943823expurgate
extenuate1645003extenuate
extirpate1844023extirpate
extricate1869073extricate
extubating2044423extubating
exuberate1845623ex_uberate
exudates1636623ex_udates
exuviate1846063exuviate
incubate1238663incubate
intubated1246453intubated
intubates1147123intubates
maturate10312623maturate
obturate1077773obturate
saturate8312813saturate
situate7410783situ_ate
tubae74716643__tuba_e
ustulate868323ustulate

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162386.90321173.7
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691387.32524394.7
 
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