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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 “variability” 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.

49 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
variability194752(None) 
amiability1748742_amiability
arability14411012_ar_ability
friability1847892_friability
invariability2155972invariability
viability1767882v__iability
actability1749083_actability
affability2145693_affability
amicability2047323_amicability
availability2055493availability
bankability2245243bankability
bearability1847333bear_ability
capability1947593ca_pability
castability1848413castability
curability1747863cur_ability
deniability1748733deniability
drapability1986483drapability
drivability2046803_drivability
durability1647743dur_ability
erasability1668933erasability
fatigability2154993fatigability
formability2146963formability
habitability2255093habitability
heritability2047983heritability
inviability1978743inviability
irritability1747483irritability
liability14128493__liability
mailability1847303mailability
navigability2155443navigability
packability2446043packability
palpability2046333palpability
partibility1847113partibility
pliability1748053_pliability
portability1849563portability
reliability1649463reliability
salability1548523sa_lability
shareability2054923shareability
sociability1847923sociability
sorbability1846373sorbability
trainability1746853trainability
variabilities1848643variabilities
variably1637433variab_l__y
verifiability2454443verifiability
versatility1755133versatility
violability1946283violability
visibility1846493visi_bility
washability2245323washability
wearability1947103wear_ability
workability2345383workability

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121633494.83025182.8
3Display Results49490.0133769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691495.21634258.2
 
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