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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 “bivariate” 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.

29 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
bivariate144530(None) 
bilabiate1344572bilabiate
biseriate1147672biseriate
covariate1446212covariate
divaricate1644272divaricate
univariate1354122univariate
variate101316432__variate
vicariate1476352vicariate
barbate11314543b__arbate
barite84224813b__ari_te
bifoliate1444313bifoliate
biforate1346903bifor_ate
bifurcate1642973bifurcate
bigarade1244763bigar_ade
biopirate1374633biopirate
bipartite1344223bipartite
biserrate1145783biserrate
bitartrate1252753bitartrate
covariates1545783covariates
divagate1344783diva_gate
divaricated1853493divaricated
divaricates1743873divaricates
filariae1148473filaria_e
fimbriate1643823fimbriate
variated121211393__variated
variates111214983__variates
vicarate1378603vicar_ate
vicariates1565533vicariates
vivaria1346983vivaria__

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641297.34320242.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.76523012.4
 
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