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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 “compensation” 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.

35 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
compensation1812650(None) 
compensations19136181compensations
commendation1946512commendation
compellation1855102compellation
compensating1955002compensating
compensational2073522compensational
compensative2154652compensative
compensator1754672compensat_or
condensation1546782condensation
decompensation2193362decompensation
cementation1559703cem_entation
combination17108803combin_ation
commendations2055803commendations
commensuration20162983commensuration
commination171111643commin_ation
compellations1954813compellations
compensate1646143compensat__e
compensated1844863compensat_ed
compensates1745723compensat_es
compensators1854373compensators
compensatory2163643compensatory
competition1755773compe_tition
compilation1749313comp_ilation
complexation25144243complexation
complication2048203complication
composition1746793comp_osition
compunction19115903compun_ction
compurgation19134183compurgation
computation1748713comp_utation
condensations1646273condensations
conversation1747803conversation
cooperation15410023coope_ration
decompensations22103043decompensations
dispensation1555603dispensation
fomentation1647713fom_entation

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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024353.39328005.9
3Display Results35350.0301166.7
 (SQL Overall)178691353.76647448.5
 
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