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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 “celibate” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

120 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
celibate125931(None) 
celibates1358631celibates
calibrate1347752calibrate
califate13310482califate
celebrate1348092celebrate
celibacy1742652celibacy
celibatic1544132celibatic
cellmate1237872cellmate
ciliate9514602cili_ate
climate11312832c_limate
delicate11315492delicate
acclimate1546233acclimate
acerbate1247533ace_rbate
bilobate1247033bilobate
calceate1239863calceate
calibrated1545653calibrated
calibrates1446963calibrates
calibre1136603calib_re
califates14310113califates
caliphate1645293caliphate
calycate1537893calycate
capitate121712183capitate
carinate103320253carinate
cavitate13159833cavitate
ceiba938703ce_iba__
ceibas1038503ce_iba_s
celebrated1556233celebrated
celebrates1447683celebrates
celeste949653cel_este
celiac101910433celi_a_c
celiacs11157893celi_acs
celibacies1643153celibacies
cellae84915933cel_la_e
cellmates1347513cellmates
celomata1296633celomata
cenobite1246853cenobite
cerate84829463ce__rate
cerebrate1348653cerebrate
cerite84724873ceri__te
chelate122914903chel__ate
chlorate133112693chlorate
ciliated11510953cili_ated
ciliates10413453cili_ates
ciliolate1145973ciliolate
clavate1238713c_lavate
climates12311973c_limates
coelomate1398113coelomate
cogitate1148553cogitate
cohobate1547013cohobate
collate92919683col_late
colligate1248293colligate
collimate1348173collimate
colocate12313443colocate
crepitate1385953crepitate
culminate1347813culminate
cultivate1447083cultivate
cultrate10310873cultrate
debate94419193de__bate
decimate13411123decimate
dedicate12312803dedicate
delate73827753del__ate
delegate10410463delegate
deliberate1347123deliberate
delicates12314313delicates
delineate1047793delineate
depilate11311703depilate
derivate12311203derivate
deviate11312713devi_ate
echinate1359403echinate
elate55335883_el__ate
elevate101110373_elevate
elite56230183_eli__te
eluate62315433_el_uate
emirate91015833_emirate
epilate9314283_epilate
fellate10313433fel_late
filiate10414233fili_ate
foliate10513533foli_ate
gelate73421263gel__ate
geminate11411813geminate
globate1057823_globate
helpmate1545603helpmate
hesitate1169973hesitate
kalifate1556493kalifate
levigate1246623levigate
levirate1147623levirate
levitate1137933levitate
librate93214233__librate
ligate72519253__ligate
limbate1139213__limbate
lobate82915243__lobate
mediate103415213medi_ate
medicate13513243medicate
meditate11310623meditate
melilite10410573melilite
melinite10411753melinite
meliorate1179493meliorate
militate10311673militate
obligate11198303obligate
ocellate1037873ocel_late
pelite84323003peli__te
peltate92013773pel_tate
plicate11314513_plicate
rebate84424113re__bate
reclinate11410023reclinate
relate64033633rel__ate
relegate9311243relegate
reliable10313073reliable
relocate10713533relocate
replicate13410043replicate
resinate8316773resinate
revibrate1446383revibrate
salivate11310013salivate
selenate81712533selenate
seriate73722473seri_ate
silicate10312623silicate
validate1239003validate
velate93720143vel__ate
vellicate1446433vellicate
vesicate131210053vesicate

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit1461621207.86018595.7
3Display Results1201200.0462608.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911208.35921377.1
 
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