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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 “improbability” 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.

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
improbability246439(None) 
improvability2564581improvability
probability2047692__probability
employability2553043employability
immovability2454843im_movability
impalpability2454103impalpability
impassability2265253impassability
impeccability2654463impeccability
impermeability2563903impermeability
implacability2454873implacability
impregnability24163223impregnability
improbabilities23114293improbabilities
improbably2153683improbab_l__y
imputability2146383imp_utability
absorbability1962884absorbability
disposability2163574disp_osability
exportability2774244exportability
immobility1945334im_mo__bility
immutability2155894im_mutability
impassibility2254674impassibility
imperishability2772714imperishability
impossibility2254224impossibility
impressibility2364404impressibility
improbable1844834improbab_l__e
improbity1843644impro__b__ity
improvabilities24114474improvabilities
inexorability2585464inexorability
inviolability2155114inviolability
irritability1747474i_rritability
memorability2146434_memorability
movability2077224_m__ovability
opposability2154384_opposability
portability1849554__portability
potability1749804__p_otability
probabilism1963204__probabilism
probabilist1764214__probabilist
probabilists1872944__probabilists
sorbability1846364_sor_bability

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit95024385.37617675.6
3Display Results38380.0162375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691385.49832501.1
 
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