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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 “clarification” 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
clarification204576(None) 
clarifications2155261clarifications
calcification1945822calcification
caprification2256052caprification
classification21113212classification
coalification2046132coalification
glorification1984892glorification
scarification2056402scarification
basification19127323_basification
beatification20138073beatification
calcifications2045413calcifications
caprifications2385563caprifications
certification2048603certification
citification1949153c_itification
classifications2283083classifications
claudication1753323cla_udication
coalifications2155703coalifications
codification20108073c_odification
cornification2046693cornification
falsification2145243falsification
gasification1867103_gasification
glorifications2074583glorifications
gratification1946683gratification
nazification2646043_nazification
nitrification1877063nitrification
pacification2168053_pacification
petrification2048813petrification
purification1948173_purification
qualification2745033qualification
ramification1998213_ramification
ratification17810663_ratification
scarifications2155763scarifications
verification201810643_verification
vitrification2166463vitrification

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 Filter178691658740.970184217.5
2DLD Change Limit65874346.7039827.5
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.68923239.8
 
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