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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 “electorates” 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.

26 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
electorates134745(None) 
electorate1247581electorate_
expectorates2352992expectorates
rectorates12410362_rectorates
decorates12314743_dec_orates
delectates1348193delect__ates
directorates1553003directorates
doctorates1346203_doctorates
elaborates1246303el_aborates
electoral1156723electora__l
electorally1654263electorally
electors103013843elector___s
electrets1146543elect_ret_s
electrocutes1655303electrocutes
electrodes1347253elect_rodes
electrojets2055253electrojets
electrolytes1755933electrolytes
electroplates1764603electroplates
electuaries1354233electuaries
elucubrates1552223elucubrates
execrates1839563exec__rates
exenterates1885373exenterates
expectorate2253303expectorate_
expectorated2452313expectorated
rectorate11411363_rectorate_
redecorates1465683redec_orates

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633265.37322637.8
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.77930920.7
 
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