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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 “improvements” 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.

46 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
improvements217397(None) 
improvement20104661improvement_
depravements2054453depravements
impalements1746433imp_alements
impingements1953413impingements
implements1647853imp__lements
impressments1853963impressments
improvident1952833improvident_
movements1647513_m__ovements
amercements1755264amer_cements
depravement1954994depravement_
embracements2055244embracements
embroilments1863314embroilments
emplacements2054574emplacements
employments2054244emplo_yments
empowerments2152414emp_owerments
empressements1962834empressements
imbuements1645024im__buements
immurements1474784im_murements
impairments1753874imp_airments
impalement1647604imp_alement_
impartments1745354imp_artments
impeachments2352684impeachments
impediments1874474imp_ediments
imperilments18154344imperilments
impingement1853824impingement_
implement1549534imp__lement_
impotents1347004imp_o__tents
impoundments1972434impoundments
impressment1755074impressment_
imprisonments1961994imprisonments
improperness1851734improperness
improvers1645044improv__e_rs
improves1536124improv__e__s
improvidence2292074improvidence
improvidences2392044improvidences
improvidently2461824improvidently
improvisers1892774improvise_rs
improvises1784594improvise__s
increments14410104incr__ements
indorsements1565184indorsements
inurements1249144inur__ements
involvements2053374involvements
microelements1963854microelements
movement1549434_m__ovement_
pavements1647004__p_avements

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit124790467.89015816.2
3Display Results46460.0301533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691468.06022170.1
 
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