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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 “bloviation” 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
bloviation154400(None) 
bloviations1643751bloviations
bloviating1643812bloviating
eluviation1376612eluviation
floriation1367792floriation
alleviation1454653alleviation
aviation11312743__aviation
bilocation1446123bilo_cation
bloviate1384913bloviat__e
bloviated1573623bloviat_ed
bloviates1484543bloviat_es
bromination1547813bromination
clavation1447003clav_ation
deviation13312393_deviation
elevation1239233elev_ation
elongation1145353elongation
eluviations14115793eluviations
exuviation20116343exuviation
floatation1344683floatation
floriations1476913floriations
flotation1267813flo_tation
foliation121110793_foliation
glaciation1346583glaciation
illuviation1453573illuviation
lavation1139973_lav_ation
levigation1447023_levigation
levitation1349443_levitation
lobation102110553_lo_bation
location102113913_lo_cation
novation111710013_nov_ation
obviation1446093_obviation
ovation101510023__ov_ation
solvation1237773solv_ation
spoliation1248423spoliation

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603345.55025333.9
3Display Results34340.0132615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691345.98329866.5
 
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