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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 “continuation” 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.

28 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
continuation144819(None) 
continuations1547141continuations
continuative1755212continuative
continuator1386012continuat_or
antiquation2047423_antiquation
cantillation1446693cantillation
combination17108803combin_ation
commination171111643commin_ation
comminution17105013comminu_tion
conciliation1648233conciliation
condensation1546783condensation
condonation1448853condon_ation
configuration1954133configuration
confirmation1946183confirmation
confiscation1945533confiscation
connation11314263con__n_ation
consignation15136313consignation
constipation1648563consti_pation
constitution1455263constitu_tion
contamination1766953contamin_ation
contention12412223conten__tion
contestation1448663contestation
continuate1248333continuat__e
continuators14105623continuators
continuities1456243continuities
contribution1655093contribu_tion
discontinuation18103233discontinuation
insinuation11137263_insinuation

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 Filter178691950240.673265514.1
2DLD Change Limit95024284.18622700.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691284.87536654.6
 
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