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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 “operculate” 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.

34 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
operculate144625(None) 
operculated1645151operculated
inoperculate1652362inoperculate
opercula1244992opercula__
opercular1345082opercula_r
operculars1443682operculars
opercule1245282opercul__e
peculate122414672_pe_culate
percolate13411162_percolate
speculate13239192spe_culate
apiculate13279883ap_iculate
circulate13810433_circulate
inoperculates1762143inoperculates
mercurate1347343_mercurate
operate9615733oper___ate
opercele1244593opercel__e
opercules1345573opercul_es
operculum1552703opercul_um
operculums1651913operculums
orbiculate1445183orbiculate
osculate101010613o__sculate
overlate11716283over__late
peculated142310853_pe_culated
peculates132112543_pe_culates
pediculate1546613_pediculate
percolated1548253_percolated
percolates14410423_percolates
perfusate1444833_perfusate
serrulate946983_serrulate
speculated15186613spe_culated
speculates14237903spe_culates
spiculate132210163sp_iculate
sporulate1146953spor_ulate
tuberculate1552443tuberculate

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603346.89320397.9
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691347.31224438.0
 
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