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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forpercolate” 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.

14 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
percolate1341116(None) 
percolated1548251percolated
percolates14410421percolates
operculate1446252operculate
peculate122414672pe_culate
perborate13510142perborate
percolator1445912percolator
perfoliate1555442perfoliate
perforate1459462perforate
periodate1248342periodate
perorate10417922per_orate
personate112111422personate
petiolate1149152petiolate
prolate9419792p_r_olate

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121436143.48634835.3
3Display Results14140.016875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691143.90545759.5