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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 “illustrates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

51 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
illustrates117336(None) 
illustrate1073441illustrate_
illustrated1262731illustrated
illustrator1152112illustrator
illustrators1252002illustrators
lustrates939462__lustrates
balustrades1451873balustrades
frustrates1345003_frustrates
illiterates11115653illiterates
illuminates1345083illuminates
illustrating1372723illustrating
illustration1253513illustration
illustrations1353153illustrations
illustrative1562503illustrative
illustrious1152313illustrious
illuviates1343813illu_viates
lustrate8310443__lustrate_
lustrated1037963__lustrated
alliterates11106254alliterates
altostratus1152344altostratus
australes9317764__australes
balustrade1351864balustrade_
balustraded1551434balustraded
castrates11312674__castrates
elutriates1045004_elu_triates
filtrates1247734fil__trates
fluctuates1543074_fluctuates
frustrate1245584_frustrate_
frustrated1444104_frustrated
illiterate10125894illiterate_
illuminate1245684illuminate_
illuminated1454434illuminated
illusoriness1262094illusoriness
illustratively2061594illustratively
illuviate1244574illu_viate_
illuviated1453124illu_viated
impetrates1445454i_mpetrates
inaugurates1253484inaugurates
indurates10310694indu__rates
industries1145284industr_ies
infiltrates1463944infiltrates
innumerates1353974innumerates
instates81615834i__nst_ates
intestates10159434intest_ates
lustres73013234__lustr__es
magistrates1453734magistrates
outrates82421374__ou_trates
prostrates12411994_prostrates
reluctates1246704reluct_ates
sequestrates2152484sequestrates
substrates12168554_substrates

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819518.62317258.4
3Display Results51510.0163187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691519.04519755.8
 
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