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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 “decapitations” 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.

30 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
decapitations184766(None) 
decapitation1748681decapitation_
capitations1549852__capitations
decantations1547942deca_ntations
decapitating1854952decapitati_ng
decapitators1753262decapitat_ors
decrepitations1984342decrepitations
capitation14311363__capitation_
cavitations1647843__cavitations
deactivations19175063deactivations
deaminations151010133de_aminations
debilitations1647133debilitations
decantation1448943deca_ntation_
decapitates1655643decapitat__es
decapitator1653803decapitat_o_r
decimations16410163dec__imations
declinations15410223dec_linations
decrepitation1884803decrepitation_
delaminations1647943delaminations
delimitations1676633delimitations
depilations14310903de__pilations
deputations1448343de__putations
deracinations1647833deracinations
desalinations14410183desalinations
devastations1645823deva_stations
dilapidations1753133dilapidations
precipitations2085393precipitations
recantations1448873reca_ntations
recapitulations1972393recapitulations
recitations13314203rec__itations

Search took 3 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 Limit65874302.37627724.7
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691302.70266132.9
 
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