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

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

54 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
meliorates128890(None) 
ameliorates1354241ameliorates
meliorate1179481meliorate_
meliorated1377001meliorated
ameliorate1244732ameliorate_
ameliorated1453412ameliorated
meliorator12105222meliorator
meliorators13115002meliorators
ameliorator13102643ameliorator
ameliorators14112523ameliorators
calibrates1446953calibrates
celebrates1447673celebrates
celibates1358633celi_bates
chlorates142512273chl_orates
decorates12314743de_corates
deliberates1446793deliberates
delicates12314313deli_cates
delineates1147123delineates
denigrates1298113denigrates
denitrates1169513denitrates
elaborates1246313_elaborates
emigrates1248583_emigrates
emirates101214853_emi_rates
ephorates1459163_ephorates
etiolates949213_etiolates
juniorates1743583juniorates
levirates1247493levi_rates
librates103412953__librates
mediates112814063medi__ates
medicates14312113medi_cates
meditates1239813medi_tates
melilites1149193meli_lites
melinites11310413meli_nites
meliorating1446563meliorating
melioration1368183melioration
meliorations1466753meliorations
meliorative1655153meliorative
meliorisms1445553meliorisms
meliorists1245983meliorists
mercurates1446853mercurates
meteorites1247613meteorites
migrates111112853m__igrates
militates11310883mili_tates
misrates101318243m__isrates
perborates1459213perborates
perforates1558863perforates
periodates1347863periodates
perorates11417023pe_rorates
priorates11410763_priorates
rectorates12410373rectorates
relocates11712933rel_ocates
remigrates1348583remigrates
revibrates1546273revibrates
reviolates1347533reviolates

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603546.84620538.0
3Display Results54540.0301800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691547.32924381.4
 
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