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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 “deteriorated” 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.

41 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
deteriorated145346(None) 
deteriorate1255091deteriorate_
deteriorates1354441deteriorates
decerebrated1853313decerebrated
deteriorating1553393deteriorating
deterioration14145283deterioration
deteriorative1762583deteriorative
ameliorated1453414_ameliorated
asteriated1177994asteri__ated
deaerated11311114deae___rated
decarbonated1853444decarbonated
decelerated1545924dece_lerated
decerebrate1664014decerebrate_
decerebrates1753594decerebrates
decorated13312204d__e_corated
degenerated1445744dege_nerated
demerited1339074demeri___ted
denervated1545114dener__vated
denigrated1366974d__enigrated
denitrated1298034d__enitrated
derogated1238674d__er_ogated
desecrated1447954dese__crated
deteriorations15164694deteriorations
determinate1446624determinate_
deterred10137804deter__r__ed
detonated1138214det___onated
detoxicated2253494detoxi_cated
deuterated1247534deute___rated
etiolated1047074_et__iolated
exteriorised2053194exteriorised
exteriorized2953194exteriorized
interiorised1355184interiorised
interiorized2254574interiorized
interpolated1547484interpolated
interrogated1476374interrogated
meliorated1377004__meliorated
metricated1547294met_ri_cated
perforated1656894__perforated
perorated12412464__per_orated
redecorated1544964rede_corated
reverberated1853244reverberated

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 Filter1786911247900.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit124790417.29617103.9
3Display Results41410.0301366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691417.70223200.6
 
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