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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 “insectivores” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 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
insectivores1710172(None) 
insectivore16131961insectivore_
insectivorous186742insectivorous
insecticides1752603insecticides
invectives1885903invectiv__es
inactivates1645044in_activates
incentives1578044incentiv__es
incentivizes2653524incentivizes
inceptives1775794inceptiv__es
infections15510234infecti_o_ns
infectious1545604infecti_o_us
infective17108974infectiv__e_
infectivities2155124infectivities
infectors14218554infect__or_s
injections1948664injecti_o_ns
injective2178024injectiv__e_
injectors18216724inject__or_s
insectaries1354894insect_aries
insecticide1652874insecticide_
insectile1147114insecti__le_
insentiences1455464insentiences
insertions10410344inserti_o_ns
inspections1546424inspecti_o_ns
inspective1746404inspectiv__e_
inspectors1444934inspect__or_s
invective1798044invectiv__e_
invectiveness2156734invectiveness
investitures1572594investitures
piscivores1752234pis_c_ivores

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790296.73318534.1
3Display Results29290.030966.7
 (SQL Overall)178691297.15324981.3
 
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