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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 “applicability” 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.

31 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
applicability2411406(None) 
inapplicability26102922inapplicability
replicability2255602replicability
amicability2047323a__micability
appealability2253963appealability
applicabilities2353743applicabilities
implacability2454883implacability
placability2047143__placability
pliability1748053__pli_ability
admirability2055714a_dmirability
advisability2155064a_dvisability
alienability1745694a__lienability
amiability1748744a__mi_ability
analyzability3053424analyzability
applicable1844374applicab_l__e
applicatively2562544applicatively
approachability2961624approachability
attainability18103984attainability
availability2055494a_vailability
employability2553044employability
impeccability2654464impeccability
inexplicability3162644inexplicability
liability14128484___li_ability
likability1996124___likability
livability1886744___livability
opposability2154394opp_osability
palatability1946384_palatability
palpability2046334_pal_pability
playability2146024__playability
reliability1649464_reli_ability
repairability2055854repairability

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024314.93619251.2
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691315.31233639.1
 
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