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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 “cations” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

91 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
cations9452414(None) 
actions94218511actions
camions113916131camions
captions123813221captions
cation83925501cation_
cautions103313181cautions
kations114013661kations
nations74720561nations
rations74123431rations
actinons10389452actinons
actins86321102acti_ns
action84719682action_
alations82518892alations
anions64123032_anions
avions94114392_avions
axions134713482_axions
basions94213952basions
bastions10411692bastions
batons85519422bat_ons
cabins104418922cabi_ns
cains75334302ca_i_ns
cairns85313302ca_irns
camion103917192camion_
campions143511292campions
cannons94412882cannons
canons85522062ca_nons
cantons95221202cantons
canyons124511592canyons
capons104119502ca_pons
caption113513692caption_
captious122810572captious
carbons115418942carbons
cardons104519932cardons
carious93320282carious
carrions10312452carrions
cartons94122472cartons
cartoons104012802cartoons
casinos93512832casinos
cationic12310012cationic
catkins133012562catkins
catlins93818842catlins
caution93013522caution_
cautious103110232cautious
chitons122611912chitons
cions75222852c__ions
citations11312502citations
citrons92913222citrons
clarions10310492clarions
coactions1349742coactions
coitions10312852coitions
conations111318902conations
cottons9312192cottons
cratons94316032crat_ons
creations112614542creations
cutins83919982cuti_ns
cytons111710182cyt_ons
elations83719122elations
enations83316902enations
factions133013062factions
fanions103713072fanions
gabions102410052gabions
kation104315682kation_
latinos73613802latinos
locations112512742locations
lotions74614762lotions
matins84527782mati_ns
matrons93517632matrons
motions94215002motions
nasions73112382nasions
nation64322802nation_
natrons73215662natrons
notions74014482notions
options93810602options
orations81515802orations
ovations11149262ovations
pactions122613502pactions
patins87528782pati_ns
patios85221782patio_s
patrons93818102patrons
potions93417422potions
ration64226012ration_
ratios64922672ratio_s
ratoons73815472ratoons
rattons73815322rattons
satins64930482sati_ns
stations82415222stations
tactions102912422tactions
talions7314112talions
vacations141910552vacations
vocations141911422vocations
wanions104011372wanions

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671913.86027894.0
3Display Results91910.0461978.3
 (SQL Overall)178691914.29641594.7
 
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