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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 “investigate” 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.

69 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
investigate1510430(None) 
investigated17113911investigated
investigates16104211investigates
instigate1048612in__stigate
investigative2062632investigative
investigator1652762investigator
reinvestigate1762052reinvestigate
instigated1247693in__stigated
instigates1148423in__stigates
intestate9159873intest__ate
investigating1853343investigating
investigation1754083investigation
investigators1752463investigators
investigatory2062233investigatory
investiture1472543investiture
inveterate1345253inve_terate
reinvestigated1961733reinvestigated
reinvestigates1861863reinvestigates
aestivate12127664__aestivate
castigate1247964__castigate
coinvestigator2091464coinvestigator
domesticate1653694domesticate
estimate10912004___estimate
estivate111010004___estivate
festinate1249474__festinate
fustigate1345624__fustigate
inactivate1545694in_activate
indelicate1345934inde_licate
indusiate1046404indus_i_ate
inebriate1146644in_ebri_ate
inertiae8411474in_erti_a_e
inestimable1555794in_estimable
ingestible1346334ingesti_ble
ingestive1347394ingesti__ve
ingratiate1144884ingrati_ate
initiate8412694in__iti_ate
insatiate948064in_sati_ate
inseminate1246684inse_minate
instate71616484in__st__ate
instigative1555124in__stigative
instigator1146414in__stigator
institute946444in__stitute
interrogate1277614interrogate
interstate10710974interst__ate
intestates10159434intest__ates
intestinal1047514intestina_l
intestine9411854intesti__ne
intimate101013834in___timate
invaginate1445054inv_aginate
invalidate1444424inv_alidate
invective1798044invecti__ve
inveigle1243974inve__ig_le
inventive1588044inventi__ve
invertase1245834invert__ase
invertebrate1752224invertebrate
invertible1547504inverti_ble
investable1548044invest_able
investigations1853724investigations
investing13119394investi__ng
investitures1572594investitures
investment1567104investment_
investments1665904investments
invigilate1444764inv_igilate
misestimate1563914misestimate
reestimate1246514_reestimate
unventilated1653514unventilated
ventilate1248384__ventilate
vesicate131210054__ves_icate
vestige1137434__vestig__e

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819698.65617192.6
3Display Results69690.0302300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691699.10619623.4
 
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