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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 “abortion” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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93 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
abortion104810(None) 
abortions1147781abortions
ablation10312432ablation
ablution1047222ablution
abolition1147052abolition
aborting11710252aborting
abortive1346882abortive
absorption1444882absorption
adoption1146082adoption
adoration10311312adoration
amotion9710472amo_tion
apportion1347002apportion
portion9615492_portion
abduction14125413abduction
aberration1267203aberration
abjection2045323abjection
abjuration1945883abjuration
ablations11311513ablations
ablutions1146603ablutions
abolitions1246653abolitions
aboon74918703abo___on
aborning1188003aborning
abort76133583abort___
aborted10310423abort_ed
aborter939933abort_er
aborters1038573aborters
abortionist1356173abortionist
aborts84916183abort__s
abortus9397913abort_us
abrasion1046623abrasion
abrogation13107333abrogation
abruption1343973abruption
absolution1244403absolution
absorptions1544593absorptions
abutilon1043083ab_utilon
accordion1443123accordion
accretion1345933accretion
acromion1246063acromion
action84719683a__ction
adaption1145643adaption
addition1096893addition
adnation9310783adnation
adoptions1245793adoptions
adorations11310243adorations
adsorption1344273adsorption
aeration8319933aeration
agnation9311723agnation
alation72920553a_lation
ambition1246563ambition
amorino9310253amor_ino
amortise10428513amortise
amortize1987743amortize
amotions1069843amo_tions
aortic8316613a_orti_c
apportions1446283apportions
assertion946723assertion
attrition966973attrition
auction93412933a_uction
audition979173audition
aversion1147313aversion
aviation11312743aviation
avocation14168993avocation
bastion9312473_bastion
boron76727143_bor__on
boston8513043_bost_on
bouton8311533_bout_on
burton8311273_burt_on
chorion12311773chor_ion
coition9314313_coition
cooption1288343cooption
cortin82423153_corti_n
elaboration1345743elaboration
emotion9711303emo_tion
exertion15310083exertion
extortion1646723extortion
lobation102110553lobation
lotion65716523_lo_tion
morion86217733_mor_ion
morrion959003_morrion
motion85217553_mo_tion
notion64516583_no_tion
oblation1039863oblation
option83612713__option
oration71617713__oration
portions10514413_portions
potion84519573_po_tion
proabortion1553163proabortion
proration11415983proration
retortion949673retortion
scorpion1244803scorpion
sorption1037513_sorption
taborin92210453tabor_i_n
torsion7310803_torsion

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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162936.47022590.7
3Display Results93930.0303100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691936.90625874.7
 
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