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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 “populating” 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.

73 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
populating154766(None) 
copulating1549371copulating
depopulating1853732depopulating
modulating1446372modulating
oppilating1544852oppilating
ovulating1336952_ovulating
peculating1549152peculating
population14810022population
populations15148712populations
postulating1447502postulating
repopulating1744472repopulating
sporulating1445112sporulating
adulating1178713_adulating
ambulating1546353ambulating
amputating1545103amputating
angulating1247813angulating
canulating1349543canulating
coagulating1545073coagulating
collating12312763co_llating
conflating16410003conflating
copulation141111953copulation
copulations151111113copulations
copulative1747293copulative
corelating13511583corelating
cumulating1546353cumulating
depilating1439183depilating
depurating1438643depurating
emulating1239873_emulating
epilating12310963_epilating
fabulating1645513fabulating
formulating1765043formulating
inoculating1446723inoculating
insulating1139263insulating
jaculating2047293jaculating
jugulating1943843jugulating
maculating1549543maculating
moulting112710313mo_ul_ting
operating12313723_operating
opiating11410093_op_iating
osculating1347373osculating
outpopulating18112243outpopulating
oxalating1745803_oxalating
plating103823073__p_lating
polluting1235703po_lluting
poppling12227323poppl__ing
popularise1445423popularise
popularising1753073popularising
popularity1754683popularity
popularize2345683popularize
popularizing2653873popularizing
populate122812093populat__e
populated14228803populat_ed
populates132710673populat_es
populational1654413populational
postdating1447163postdating
postmating1548603postmating
pouting103519943po_u__ting
promulgating1852283promulgating
propagating1754883propagating
pullulating1442953pullulating
pulsating1236343__pulsating
pupating1337683__pupating
pustulating1445243pustulating
regulating12310063regulating
replating122217393rep_lating
simulating1347613simulating
solating9315593so__lating
speculating1645943speculating
stipulating1445163stipulating
tabulating1346413tabulating
tubulating1345583tubulating
ululating1036643_ululating
undulating1247143undulating

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 Filter1786911406030.1731032896.0
2DLD Change Limit140603736.48321688.0
3Display Results73730.0461587.0
 (SQL Overall)178691736.70226662.3
 
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