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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 “approbations” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

97 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
approbations185424(None) 
approbation1755021approbation_
approbating1844582approbati_ng
probations14311082__probations
reprobations1647772reprobations
abrogations14116463a_brogations
appellations1643533appellations
applications1846773applications
apportions1446283app_o_rtions
appositions1546153app_ositions
appreciations1964753appreciations
approbates1645853approbat__es
approbatory2062893approbat_ory
appropriations1763173appropriations
approximations2761963approximations
arrogations12126483a_rrogations
disapprobations2262653disapprobations
perorations13314063_perorations
probation13412183__probation_
pronations12314033__pronations
prorations12314463__prorations
reprobation1548503reprobation_
aberrations1346694aber_rations
abrogation13107334a_brogation_
acrobatics16105294a_crobati_cs
adorations11310234a__dorations
advocations1755414a_dvocations
aerations9317904a_er__ations
aerobatics1465814a_erobati_cs
aggradations1552704aggradations
aggravations1752434aggravations
aggregations1553844aggregations
allocations1347774a_llocations
amputations1546444amp_utations
annotations1146884a_nnotations
apparitions1544074app_aritions
appellation1564124appellation_
apperceptions1893034apperceptions
application1747474application_
apportion1347004app_o_rtion_
apposition1446594app_osition_
appreciation1855284appreciation_
approbate1546564approbat___e
approbated1744764approbat__ed
appropriation1653824appropriation_
approximation2652234approximation_
arcuations1249344a__rcuations
arrogation11107444a_rrogation_
aspirations1348994asp_irations
attributions1453404attributions
automations1348234a_utomations
autorotations1354554autorotations
avocations15168684a__vocations
coronations13410704_coronations
corotations1349764_corotations
corporations16129484corporations
deportations1548464deportations
depravations1885374depravations
deprecations1748564deprecations
depredations1646734depredations
deprivations1897924deprivations
derogations1349394_derogations
disapprobation2162664disapprobation_
embrocations1843984embrocations
explorations2185614explorations
exportations2146654exportations
importations16156144importations
imprecations1846274imprecations
lobations11219614___lobations
operations12312954oper__ations
oppositions1575124opp_ositions
opprobrious1761514opprob_rious
percolations1648054_percolations
perforations1747874_perforations
permeations1549884_permeations
peroration12316004_peroration_
personations1448394_personations
phonations1538314__phonations
potations111615074__p_otations
predations13812154__predations
privations15310104__privations
proactions1449344__proactions
probating14311194__probati_ng
probational1547084__probational
probationer1563774__probationer
probationers1662574__probationers
promotions1448784__promotions
pronation11415704__pronation_
proration11415984__proration_
prorogations1556724prorogations
purgations1346744_pur_gations
reprobating1647104reprobati_ng
rogations101510824___rogations
rotations91613844___rotations
sporulations1445684sporulations
subrogations1545454subrogations
vaporizations2776964vaporizations

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 Filter1786911247900.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit124790977.11017551.3
3Display Results97970.0601616.7
 (SQL Overall)178691977.61023481.1
 
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