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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 “deforestation” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

45 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
deforestation175430(None) 
deforestations1853961deforestations
reforestation1654571reforestation
afforestation1962362afforestation
forestation1447002__forestation
reforestations1754462reforestations
afforestations2062243afforestations
defenestration18173543defenestration
deformation1747663defor__mation
deportation1449303depor__tation
detestation1248363de__testation
forestations1546323__forestations
reafforestation21101473reafforestation
decerebration1884194decerebration
decoration13314424decor___ation
decortication1857534decortication
decrepitation1884804de_crepitation
defecation1679804def__e_cation
defenestrations1993304defenestrations
defloration1547264deflor___ation
defoliation1548314defo__liation
deforesting1654794defores__ting
deformations1846844defor__mations
degustation1345634de__gustation
delectation1448554de__lectation
demonstration16126284demo_nstration
denotation11311084deno___tation
deportations1548464depor__tations
deprecation1648964de_pre_cation
depreciation1747074de_preciation
depredation1546924de_pre_dation
detestations1347584de__testations
devastation1546734de__vastation
disorientation1583774disorientation
encrustation14103394_encrustation
fomentation1647714__fomentation
infestation1447044inf__estation
molestation1365964__molestation
protestation1456364_protestation
reformation1648414refor__mation
reformulation1853974reformulation
reinfestation1664254reinfestation
reorientation1375594re_orientation
restation9316914____restation
workstation1852304__workstation

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024455.09318657.8
3Display Results45450.0331363.6
 (SQL Overall)178691455.48632572.2
 
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