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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 “instigate” 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.

69 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
instigate104861(None) 
instigated1247691instigated
instigates1148421instigates
castigate1247962castigate
fustigate1345622fustigate
initiate8412692initi_ate
insatiate948062insati_ate
instate71616482inst__ate
instigative1555122instigative
instigator1146412instigator
institute946442institute
intimate101013832in_timate
investigate15104302investigate
aestivate12127663aestivate
busticate1357753busticate
castigated1446323castigated
castigates1347553castigates
constipate1446393constipate
estimate10912003_estimate
estivate111010003_estivate
fastigiate1453623fastigiate
festinate1249473festinate
fustigated1544473fustigated
fustigates1445143fustigates
inactivate1545693inactivate
inanimate1146993inanimate
indagate1047193in_dagate
indicate11313353in_dicate
ingate73018243in___gate
initiated10510113initi_ated
initiates9411183initi_ates
inseminate1246683inseminate
insensate945393insensate
insight1137913ins_ight_
insights1245493ins_ights
insigne837673ins_ig_ne
insinuate945963insinuate
insolate8311893ins_olate
inspissate1251903inspissate
instated91613343inst__ated
instates81615833inst__ates
instigating1347153instigating
instigation1249243instigation
instigators1245923instigators
instinct1048723instinct_
instincts1144533instincts
instituted1144943instituted
instituter1044513instituter
institutes1046053institutes
insulate8312843ins_ulate
integrate10911153in_tegrate
intimae9109753in_tima_e
intimated121010893in_timated
intimater111110583in_timater
intimates111013313in_timates
intonate8310923in_tonate
intricate11411193intricate
intubate1047533in_tubate
investigated17113913investigated
investigates16104213investigates
irrigate967633i_rrigate
litigate948303_litigate
masticate13411283masticate
mitigate1148693_mitigate
navigate1246073_navigate
nictitate1145403nictitate
obstinate1146333obstinate
rusticate1149033rusticate
unstate71916213unst__ate

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641697.14320809.3
3Display Results69690.0302300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691697.59323533.6
 
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