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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 “compulsion” 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
compulsion164467(None) 
compulsions1744591compulsions
compassion1645982compassion
compulsive1943962compulsive
convulsion1544432convulsion
impulsion1343792_impulsion
collusion1146413collu_sion
combustion1644563combustion
commission1645623commission
communion1546363commu_nion
compaction1846753compaction
companion1577683comp_anion
comparison1644353comparison
compassions1745773compassions
compilation1749313compilation
complain1448763comp_lai_n
completion1647303completion
complexion2343753complexion
complin13312073comp_l_i_n
compression1756563compression
compulsory1951863compulsory
compunction19115903compunction
computation1748713computation
conclusion1445223conclusion
concussion14155573concussion
confusion1446473confu_sion
contusion1147063contu_sion
convulsions1644313convulsions
copulation141111953co_pulation
emulsion1045923_em_ulsion
expulsion1843893_expulsion
impulsions1443603_impulsions
propulsion1453853propulsion
pulsion938393___pulsion
repulsion1145193_repulsion

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603355.70324654.2
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691356.12529174.0
 
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