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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forimproved” 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.

20 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
improved164477(None) 
improve1435961improve_
improver1545241improver
improves1536121improves
approved16115072approved
disproved16147342disproved
imploded14145072imploded
implored13135372implored
imponed12279452imp_oned
imported13308692imported
imposed123110292imp_osed
improper1444532improper
improv1344642improv__
improvers1645042improvers
improvised1873562improvised
improvs1435002improv_s
proved125016032__proved
reproved14199472reproved
unimproved1851752unimproved
unproved1457532unproved

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059203.36036029.5
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691203.76647448.5