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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 “improvise” 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.

32 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
improvise167485(None) 
improvised1873561improvised
improviser1773311improviser
improvises1784591improvises
imprecise1545192imprecise
improve1435962improv__e
improves1536122improves_
improving1745412improving
improvisers1892772improvisers
improvisor1782762improvisor
improvs1435002improv_s_
compromise1854173compromise
emprise11310723empr__ise
imparadise1553073imparadise
implosive1643953implosive
impolite1249293imp_olite
impose103113053imp_o__se
imprese1138143impr__ese
imprimis1444253imprimis_
improbity1843643improbity
improv1344643improv___
improvable1945253improvable
improved1644773improv_ed
improver1545243improv_er
improvers1645043improvers
improvident1952833improvident
improvising1943843improvising
improvisors1882513improvisors
previse123713793__previse
promise113415843__promise
provide1339853__provide
proviso1237313__proviso

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641327.04621095.8
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691327.45223978.9
 
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