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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 “procrastinates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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
procrastinates188223(None) 
procrastinate1772371procrastinate_
procrastinated1992051procrastinated
procrastinator1881942procrastinator
procrastinators1981762procrastinators
procrastinating2072193procrastinating
procrastination1962453procrastination
predestinates1694634pr_edestinates
prognosticates1972594prognosticates
repristinates1572494_repristinates
caseinates1247445___c_aseinates
castigates1347555___c_astigates
palatinates1344995p__ala_tinates
patinates113814695p____a_tinates
predestinate1595045pr_edestinate_
predestinated1794195pr_edestinated
procaines13311525proc_a__in__es
proconsulates17202665procons_ulates
procreates1448155procr____eates
prognosticate1882735prognosticate_
prognosticated2082465prognosticated
propitiates1546205pro__piti_ates
proportionates1862875pro_portionates
prostates11314425pro___st__ates
prostitutes1345175pro___stitutes
prostrates12411995pro___st_rates
protonates12411695pro____tonates
proustites1246455pro__usti__tes
recriminates1654885_recr_iminates
repristinate1472755_repristinate_
repristinated1672545_repristinated

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 Filter178691950240.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit95024316.44014755.3
3Display Results31310.0301033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691316.86026048.3
 
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