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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 “regulators” 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.

53 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
regulators114650(None) 
regulator1046971regulator_
regulatory1445291regulatory
emulators1148182_emulators
peculators1486982peculators
regulars936252regula__rs
regulates101211722regulat_es
regulations12310712regulations
relators83316142re__lators
revelators13116432revelators
adulators1048063_adulators
ambulators1445483ambulators
beglamors1473373beg_lamors
deflators13348153de_flators
delators92314833de__lators
depilators1347333depilators
depurators1346483depurators
desolators1146283desolators
educators1246993_educators
emulator1048743_emulator_
epilators1149433_epilators
equators1737473_equ_ators
fabulators1544693fabulators
fellators1247153fe_llators
granulators1244613granulators
insulators1047263insulators
legators92811033leg__ators
legislators1273053legislators
modulators1345333modulators
negators92411173neg__ators
peculator1387863peculator_
realtors82811683re_al_tors
reductors1246523redu_ctors
regelates10311113regelat_es
regular838423regula__r_
regulate9313023regulat__e
regulated11310463regulat_ed
regulating12310063regulating
regulation11312053regulation
regulative1446983regulative
relaters83218153re__laters
relator74016383re__lator_
renovators1344843renovators
repudiators1453523repudiators
requestors1943183requestors
resonators1045813resonators
revelator1286543revelator_
revelatory16104683revelatory
simulators1246103simulators
speculators1564133speculators
tabulators1245293tabulators
tubulators1244513tubulators
undulators1144833undulators

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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603535.75024452.7
3Display Results53530.0301766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691536.23328668.5
 
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