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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 “definitions” 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.

44 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
definitions154560(None) 
definition1445961definition_
definitional1653032definitional
definitives1844212definitives
definitizes2444682definitizes
redefinitions1752332redefinitions
deaminations151010133deaminations
decimations16410163decimations
declinations15410223declinations
deconditions1645283deconditions
dedications15310873dedications
defamations1745893defamations
defecations1779003defecations
defections161510203def_ections
definiens1345303defin__iens
definitive1745083definiti_ve
definitize2344673definiti_ze
definitized2553813definitized
definitizing2672993definitizing
definitudes1652533definitudes
deflations1439713def_lations
deflections17187323deflections
defoliations1647593defoliations
deifications18410653deifications
delineations1346763delineations
demolitions1446523demolitions
dentitions1148853de_ntitions
depictions1546893depi_ctions
depilations14310903depilations
depositions14117683depositions
derivations15611493derivations
designations1456943designations
destinations13412663destinations
detentions11148803deten_tions
detonations1239373detonations
detritions1148953de_tritions
deviations14311163devi_ations
diminutions1444543diminutions
divinations15128413divinations
dominations14611043dominations
geminations14139253geminations
lenitions939473le__nitions
redefinition1652523redefinition_
reignitions1244553reignitions

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633445.26623097.8
3Display Results44440.0301466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691445.68631426.5
 
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