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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 “desertification” 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.

37 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
desertification215412(None) 
decertification2364321decertification
recertification2263982recertification
certification2048603__certification
demystification26102693demystification
denitrification21183873denitrification
devitrification24133503devitrification
diversification24102783diversification
esterification1995333_ester_ification
refortification2373373refortification
acetification2046724_ace_tification
beatification20138074__beatification
beautification21144884be_autification
certifications2147794__certifications
deacidification2472694deacidification
decalcification2262804decalcification
decortication1857534decort__ication
deification17411664d__e__ification
denazification29154434de_nazification
densification1947334d__ensification
desensitization25152954desensitization
detoxification2754414de_toxification
electrification2263414_electrification
esterifications20134814_ester_ifications
fortification2196924__fortification
gentrification2065634gentr_ification
identification2054994_identification
justification2546094jus__tification
mortification2087294__mortification
mystification2346194mys__tification
objectification3181874objectification
petrification2048814pe_tr_ification
prettification21115714_prettification
rectification2049514__rectification
stratification1954674__stratification
verification201810644__ver_ification
versification21157494__versification

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 Filter178691435480.580308087.9
2DLD Change Limit43548374.7169234.1
3Display Results37370.063587.3
 (SQL Overall)178691375.35933344.1
 
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