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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpostulate” 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.

17 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
postulate116981(None) 
postulated1377651postulated
postulates1268961postulates
pustulate1177241pustulate
apostolate1244512apostolate
expostulate2052452expostulate
fistulate1246452fistulate
osculate101010612_osculate
populate122812092po_pulate
postdate1139652post_date
postulant1147312postulant
postulants1244962postulants
postulator1246012postulator
pustulated1375542pustulated
pustulates1276212pustulates
rosulate8310902ros_ulate
ustulate868322_ustulate

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121436173.61033638.8
3Display Results17170.0131307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691173.76347486.3