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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forabstraction” 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.

42 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
abstraction154588(None) 
abstractions1645781abstractions
abstracting1645182abstracting
abstractional1753262abstractional
abstractive1854892abstractive
abstractor1444382abstract_or
attraction1276952a_ttraction
distraction1449112distraction
obstruction15135542obstruction
aberration1267203aberra_tion
abjuration1945883abjura_tion
abreaction1444653ab_reaction
absorption1444883absor_ption
abstention1254393abst_ention
abstract1249223abstract___
abstracted1544843abstract_ed
abstracter1444693abstract_er
abstracters1544103abstracters
abstractest1553623abstractest
abstractionism20132953abstractionism
abstractionist18133863abstractionist
abstractly17123393abstract_ly
abstractors1554413abstractors
abstracts1346593abstract__s
abstricting1654503abstricting
arbitration1346473arbitra_tion
attractions1376403a_ttractions
castration12410803castra_tion
contraction15411243contraction
destruction1446953destruction
detraction13138583_detraction
distractions1548753distractions
extraction1967983_extraction
instruction13137943instruction
lustration1048353lustra_tion
obstructions16155523obstructions
protraction1547213protraction
restriction1349363restriction
retraction121310533_retraction
striction1148983__striction
subtraction1545623subtraction
traction10412683___traction

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911216330.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121633424.62626293.3
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691424.78237367.4