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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 “defoliation” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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60 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
defoliation154831(None) 
defoliations1647591defoliations
decollation1448192decollation
defalcation1746222defalcation
deflation13310652def_l_ation
defloration1547262defloration
defoliating1645822defoliating
defoliator1444182defoliat_or
deformation1747662deformation
demolition1376982demoli_tion
desolation11311402desol_ation
despoliation1546712despoliation
exfoliation2145252exfoliation
foliation121110792__foliation
affiliation1744853affiliation
dealation10313003de_al_ation
debilitation1547783debilitation
declination14411873de_clination
decollations1547363decollations
decoration13314423deco_ration
defalcations1845193defalcations
defamation1646843def_amation
defecation1679803def_ecation
definition1445963defini_tion
deflations1439713def_l_ations
deflection16147733def_lection
deflorations1646063deflorations
defoliate1346993defoliat__e
defoliated1545833defoliat_ed
defoliates1446333defoliat_es
defoliators1543723defoliators
deformations1846843deformations
deionization2249883deionization
delation92318083de__l_ation
demolitions1446523demoli_tions
demonization24410943demonization
denomination15118833denomination
denotation11311083deno_tation
deoxidation2045953de_oxidation
depilation13312033depil_ation
deportation1449303deportation
deposition13107833deposi_tion
dereliction1444573dereliction
derogation12410393dero_gation
desalination13411133desalination
desolations12310593desol_ations
despoliations1646393despoliations
detonation11310943deto_nation
detoxication2246203detoxication
devaluation1547073devaluation
deviation13312393de__viation
devolution1486283devol_ution
exfoliations2244783exfoliations
filiation121110243__filiation
foliations1399943__foliations
negotiation1245773negotiation
reflation12412333ref_l_ation
reformation1648413reformation
retaliation11612323retaliation
spoliation1248423_spoliation

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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633605.21623319.2
3Display Results60600.0331818.2
 (SQL Overall)178691605.64231671.6
 
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