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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 “improver” 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.

96 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
improver154524(None) 
improper1444531improper
improve1435961improve_
improved1644771improved
improvers1645041improvers
improves1536121improves
approver15105302approver
disprover15137072disprover
implorer12125102implorer
importer12308912importer
imposer113310102imp_oser
impower14247122imp_ower
improv1344642improv__
improviser1773312improviser
improvs1435002improv_s
prover113819722__prover
reprover13229202reprover
approve14116603approve_
approved16115073approved
approvers16104913approvers
approves15126833approves
depraver1435413depraver
depriver1446293depriver
disprove14138193disprove_
disproved16147343disproved
disproven15146473disproven
disprovers16145283disprovers
disproves15158513disproves
drover104614593__drover
employer1564713employer
empower14217033emp_ower
imbower14235663im_bower
impacter14296573impacter
impairer1244863impairer
impaler11298393imp_aler
imparter12357543imparter
impeder12438533imp_eder
impeller1236083impeller
impinger13315423impinger
implode12156103implode_
imploded14145073imploded
implodes13106393implodes
implore11176703implore_
implored13135373implored
implorers13124413implorers
implores12127043implores
impone103011863imp_one_
imponed12279453imp_oned
impones112712253imp_ones
imported13308693imported
importers13247763importers
impose103113053imp_ose_
imposed123110293imp_osed
imposers12278463imp_osers
imposes113213683imp_oses
imposter12288163imposter
impowers15296823imp_owers
imprese1138143imprese_
impreses1238093impreses
imprinter1385243imprinter
improperly1951943improperly
improving1745413improving
improvise1674853improvise
improvised1873563improvised
improvisers1892773improvisers
improvises1784593improvises
improvisor1782763improvisor
impugner13444233impugner
impurer1136483imp_urer
imputer1136533imp_uter
introvert1247893introvert
ironer64216453i__roner
moreover1344863_moreover
mover104220863_m__over
plover115312613__plover
popover1495843pop_over
prober104516073__prober
proper104319953__proper
proser84223463__proser
prove104823193__prove_
proved125016033__proved
proven114314773__proven
proverb14378213__proverb
provers123817793__provers
proves114322253__proves
prower114218123__prower
reprove122911073reprove_
reproved14199473reproved
reprovers14217773reprovers
reproves132011473reproves
rover85527373___rover
trover95014663__trover
unimproved1851753unimproved
unproved1457533unproved
unproven1365463unproven
upriver12196933_upriver

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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162966.50022486.5
3Display Results96960.0462087.0
 (SQL Overall)178691966.96925640.8
 
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