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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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96 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
improved164477(None) 
improve1435961improve_
improver1545241improver
improves1536121improves
approved16115072approved
disproved16147342disproved
imploded14145072imploded
implored13135372implored
imponed12279452imp_oned
imported13308692imported
imposed123110292imp_osed
improper1444532improper
improv1344642improv__
improvers1645042improvers
improvised1873562improvised
improvs1435002improv_s
proved125016032__proved
reproved14199472reproved
unimproved1851752unimproved
unproved1457532unproved
approve14116603approve_
approver15105303approver
approves15126833approves
aproned10311503_aproned
depraved1535543depraved
deprived1546463deprived
disprove14138193disprove_
disproven15146473disproven
disprover15137073disprover
disproves15158513disproves
droved114611643__droved
employed1654953employed
groved114413703__groved
imbrowned1742633imbrowned
imbrued1234693imbr_ued
imbruted1343693imbruted
impacted15286353impacted
impaired1335143impaired
impaled12288513imp_aled
imparked17264863imparked
imparted13248063imparted
impasted13297553impasted
impavid1544553imp_avid
impawned1643443impawned
imped105117983imp___ed
impeded13418183imp_eded
impelled1336073impelled
impended1435953impended
imperiled1445493imperiled
impinged14275123impinged
impled113812513imp__led
implied1238623imp_lied
implode12156103implode_
implodes13106393implodes
implore11176703implore_
implorer12125103implorer
implores12127043implores
impone103011863imp_one_
impones112712253imp_ones
importer12308913importer
impose103113053imp_ose_
imposer113310103imp_oser
imposes113213683imp_oses
imposted13257403imposted
impound1235393imp_ound
impower14247123imp_ower
impregned1543003impregned
imprese1138143imprese_
impreses1238093impreses
impressed1446283impressed
imprinted1445753imprinted
imprisoned1552943imprisoned
improving1745413improving
improvise1674853improvise
improviser1773313improviser
improvises1784593improvises
impugned14333923impugned
impulsed1334003impulsed
imputed1236533imp_uted
ironed74916013i__roned
mirrored1145773mirrored
mismoved1635653mismoved
moved114218153_m__oved
probed114114823__probed
prosed94921093__prosed
prove104823193__prove_
proven114314773__proven
prover113819723__prover
proves114322253__proves
reprobed13228743reprobed
reprove122911073reprove_
reprover13229203reprover
reproves132011473reproves
roved95323553___roved
unprobed1366973unprobed
unproven1365463unproven

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162966.45322650.2
3Display Results96960.0332909.1
 (SQL Overall)178691966.90625874.7
 
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