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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 “peregrinates” 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.

46 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
peregrinates155335(None) 
peregrinate1454031peregrinate_
peregrinated1653081peregrinated
peregrines1346512peregrin__es
peregrinating1752973peregrinating
peregrination16125203peregrination
peregrinations17114683peregrinations
peregrine1247043peregrin__e_
peregrins1246963peregrin___s
perennates1256763pere__nnates
pomegranates1761243pomegranates
cerebrates1447914cerebr__ates
defibrinates18112714defibrinates
deracinates1445864der_acinates
deregulates13135134dereg_ulates
desegregates1552934desegregates
evaginates1475994_evag_inates
germinates1347764ger__minates
marginates13168744mar_g_inates
originates1145964_orig_inates
paginates123111364p__ag_inates
pelerines11311844pele_rin__es
penetrates1248724penetr__ates
pepsinates1446374p__epsinates
perborates1459214perbor__ates
peregrin1146994peregrin____
perennate1147784pere__nnate_
perennated1345694pere__nnated
perforates1558864perfor__ates
perorates11417024per_or__ates
perpetrates1566204perpetr__ates
personates122510694per__sonates
pomegranate1651414pomegranate_
predestinates1694634predestinates
predicates15410824p_re_dicates
predominates17125734predominates
prenominates16166164prenominates
preprinted1546544p_reprin_ted
preprints1347474p_reprin_t_s
prerinses1138814p_re_rin_ses
prevaricates1963234prevaricates
regrates92618404__regr__ates
reregulates12135804rereg_ulates
resegregates1452784resegregates
resinates9314764__re_sinates
terminates12410004ter__minates

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 Limit124790467.32617033.9
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691467.73223110.6
 
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