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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 “punctate” 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.

82 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
punctate124647(None) 
punctated1445051punctated
punctuate1343741punctuate
pectate112214692p_ectate
punctuated1543372punctuated
punctuates1443452punctuates
puncture1245052puncture
uncrate9415952_uncrate
unstate71916212_unstate
aduncate1145573adunc_ate
annotate877713annotate
bunkmate1643963bunkmate
cunctative1744503cunctative
cunctator1343923cunctator
cuneate9311723cun_eate
curtate9312643cu_rtate
dentate8315153den_tate
dictate10311663_dictate
enunciate1145743enunciate
eructate1047333eructate
furcate12310453furc_ate
guttate8328903gu_ttate
instate71616483_instate
juncture1743903juncture
lactate9312693_lactate
lunate6316043lun__ate
lunette737483lunet_te
lunulate838253lunulate
mutate83017483mu__tate
nictate9310223_nictate
notate63217863__notate
nutate63017373__nutate
outate62923403ou__tate
outstate81411993outstate
pancake1536673panc_ake
pectase112410363p_ectase
pectates122213953p_ectates
peltate92013773p_eltate
penetrate1149233penetrate
pennate93314033pen_nate
pentane9415743pen_tane
picrate112014143p_icrate
pinnate93613743pin_nate
placate11312433plac_ate
plicate11314513plic_ate
prostate10314533prostate
pulsate9510233pu_lsate
punctation1486053punctation
punctual1243903punctual
punctuator1452323punctuator
punctured1444183punctured
punctures1345343punctures
punitive1346833punitive
pupate104213123pu__pate
purchase1545293purchase
runagate944293runagate
runcinate1146473runcinate
sanitate8612043sanitate
spectate12248833spectate
substate101711093substate
sulcate9314423sulc_ate
tractate10411003tractate
truncate1046283trunc_ate
tungstate1042873tungstate
tunicate103310043tunicate
uncage93014873_unc_age
uncake122813523_unc_ake
uncase83817433_unc_ase
unchaste1346923_unchaste
unciae83215313_uncia_e
uncinate10312393_uncinate
uncoated11314963_uncoated
uncrated11416313_uncrated
uncrates10314563_uncrates
uncreate10311353_uncreate
uncute82912133_unc_ute
unitage838993_unitage
unstated91615813_unstated
unstates81314993_unstates
untame82513603_un_tame
upstate91610493_upstate
zincate1838533zinc_ate

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162826.34623032.1
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691826.79626293.6
 
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