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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 “perpetrate” 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.

31 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
perpetrate147665(None) 
perpetrated1675071perpetrated
perpetrates1566201perpetrates
perpetuate1454791perpetuate
penetrate1149232pe_netrate
perpetrator1553642perpetrator
perpetuated1653752perpetuated
perpetuates1584302perpetuates
cerebrate1348653cer_ebrate
desperate12410843despe_rate
impetrate1345723_impetrate
penetrated1347303pe_netrated
penetrates1248723pe_netrates
perborate13510143per_borate
perennate1147783per_ennate
perforate1459463per_forate
permeate12311613perme__ate
perorate10417923per__orate
perpetrating1745203perpetrating
perpetration1647133perpetration
perpetrators1653393perpetrators
perpetual1344483perpetua_l
perpetuals1453473perpetuals
perpetuator1552723perpetuator
perpetuity1753003perpetuity
perseverate1663163perseverate
prostrate11412483p_rostrate
puerperae1342903puerpe_ra_e
reoperate11410183reope_rate
temperate1348513tempe_rate
vertebrate15104083vertebrate

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603315.95323618.8
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.39227955.4
 
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