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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 “improvable” 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.

27 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
improvable194525(None) 
improbable1844831improbable
approvable1963932approvable
disprovable1953462disprovable
immovable1844412im_movable
importable1646552importable
imposable1546442imp_osable
improbably2153682improbably
provable1539092__provable
unprovable1745712unprovable
approvably2253043approvably
employable1943153employable
immovables1952623im_movables
immovably2143623im_movably
impalpable1843363impalpable
impassable1645253impassable
impeccable2044523impeccable
impermeable1953973impermeable
implacable1844613implacable
impregnable1853483impregnable
improve1435963improv___e
improvise1674853improv_ise
impugnable1753063impugnable
imputable1546683imp_utable
movable14189433_m__ovable
probable1439053__probable
provably1846213__provably

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603275.86023993.7
3Display Results27270.030900.0
 (SQL Overall)178691276.29628381.7
 
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