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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 “postulating” 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.

36 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
postulating144750(None) 
pustulating1445241pustulating
expostulating2361722expostulating
osculating1347372_osculating
populating1547662po_pulating
postdating1447162post_dating
postmating1548602post_mating
postulation13119132postulation
postulations14127732postulations
coagulating1545073coagulating
copulating1549373co_pulating
formulating1765043formulating
gastrulating1482993gastrulating
gratulating1344723gratulating
inosculating1553813inosculating
insulating1139263ins_ulating
modulating1446373mo_dulating
obturating1346573_obturating
ovulating1336953_o_vulating
peculating1549153p_eculating
postediting1554453postediting
postlanding1543833post_landing
postulant1147313postula__nt
postulate1169813postulat__e
postulated1377653postulat_ed
postulates1268963postulat_es
postulational1553913postulational
postulator1246013postulat_or
postulators1345253postulators
posturing1238993postu__ring
postweaning1752873postweaning
prostrating1449393prost_rating
pullulating1442953pullulating
pustulation13116623pustulation
pustulations14115623pustulations
sporulating1445113spo_rulating

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121633365.29622967.0
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691365.46832679.4
 
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