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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 “devastations” 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.

40 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
devastations164582(None) 
devastation1546731devastation_
decantations1547942decantations
degustations1444832degustations
detestations1347582detestations
devaluations1646352devaluations
devastating1644702devastati_ng
devastators1552922devastat_ors
deaerations12311673de_aerations
dealations11311373de_a_lations
debarkations1943653debarkations
decantation1448943decantation_
decapitations1847663decapitations
decussations1543673decussations
defalcations1845193defalcations
defamations1745893defa_mations
degustation1345633degustation_
delectations1547453delectations
demarcations1746123demarcations
denotations1239853de_notations
dentations11413633de__ntations
deportations1548463deportations
deputations1448343de_putations
detestation1248363detestation_
devaluation1547073devaluation_
devastates1444663devastat__es
devastative1853433devastati_ve
devastator1453143devastat_o_r
deviations14311163dev__iations
dilatations1246413dila_tations
divagations16103833diva_gations
evacuations1646303_evacuations
evaluations1457323_evaluations
exaltations1847293_exaltations
gestations1139773ge__stations
levitations1448293lev_itations
lovastatins1451663lovastati_ns
recantations1448873recantations
restations10315843re__stations
revaluations1557633revaluations

Search took 5 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 Limit95024403.86024617.6
3Display Results40400.0301333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691404.25042044.9
 
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