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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 “instigating” 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.

50 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
instigating134715(None) 
castigating1546002castigating
fustigating1654052fustigating
initiating1149622initi_ating
instating10812212inst__ating
instigation1249242instigation
instigations1348242instigations
instigative1555122instigative
instituting1244802instituting
intimating13410822in_timating
investigating1853342investigating
aestivating1545803aestivating
busticating1645303busticating
constipating1775393constipating
estimating1348883_estimating
estivating1447633_estivating
festinating1547373festinating
inactivating1853463inactivating
indagating1345263in_dagating
indicating1449693in_dicating
infighting1844413in_fighting
initialing1145883initi_aling
inseminating1554553inseminating
insinuating1244533insinuating
insisting1038823ins_i_sting
insolating1149153ins_olating
inspiriting1443643inspiriting
inspissating1551503inspissating
instigate1048613instigat__e
instigated1247693instigat_ed
instigates1148423instigat_es
instigator1146413instigat_or
instigators1245923instigators
instilling1145803insti_lling
instructing1446293instructing
insulating1139263ins_ulating
integrating1349493in_tegrating
intonating1148633in_tonating
intreating11614013in_treating
intubating1376713in_tubating
irrigating1245953i_rrigating
litigating1246743_litigating
masticating1647833masticating
mitigating1447433_mitigating
navigating1544993_navigating
nictitating1444383nictitating
rusticating1446313rusticating
unsighting1584443uns_ighting
unstating10711213unst__ating
unstinting1147303unsti_nting

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121633504.62626293.3
3Display Results50500.0301666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691505.05935321.4
 
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