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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 “certification” 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.

57 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
certification204860(None) 
certifications2147791certifications
acetification2046722ace_tification
beatification20138072beatification
certificating2153642certificating
citification1949152c_itification
cornification2046692cornification
decertification2364322decertification
fortification2196922fortification
mortification2087292mortification
petrification2048812petrification
recertification2263982recertification
rectification2049512rectification
verification201810642ver_ification
versification21157492versification
acetifications2146053ace_tifications
beatifications21157463beatifications
beautification21144883beautification
calcification1945823calcification
caprification2256053caprification
certificate18112973certificat__e
certificated20112603certificat_ed
certificates1992903certificat_es
certificatory2362013certificatory
citifications2048543c_itifications
clarification2045763clarification
coalification2046133coalification
codification20108073c_odification
cornifications2145953cornifications
deification17411663de__ification
densification1947333densification
desertification2154123desertification
edification1749353_e_dification
fertilization2588453fertilization
fortifications2286213fortifications
gentrification2065633gentrification
gratification1946683gratification
identification2054993identification
justification2546093justification
mortifications2186503mortifications
mystification2346193mystification
nitrification1877063nitrification
notification1749063_notification
petrifications2148023petrifications
pontification2089003pontification
prettification21115713prettification
purification1948173pur_ification
ratification17810663_ratification
rectifications2148913rectifications
refortification2373373refortification
reification16412903__reification
reunification18147453reunification
scarification2056403scar_ification
stratification1954673stratification
verifications21159973ver_ifications
versifications22166913versifications
vitrification2166463vitrification

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874572.70324370.7
3Display Results57570.0461239.1
 (SQL Overall)178691573.06258357.6
 
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