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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 “erection” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

39 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
erection10211551(None) 
ejection172510041ejection
election102015351election
erections112515211erections
evection131910831evection
creation102816512creation
defection151610642defection
dejection19178662dejection
detection121310412detection
direction1289782direction
eduction1169052eduction
egestion946862egestion
ejections18249962ejections
elections112414972elections
electron102611412electron
erectile1039512erectile
erecting112415062erecting
erective13311832erective
erector93513812erect_or
eruption1047042eruption
evections142510692evections
eviction13228682eviction
exaction1738952exaction
execution1846302execution
exertion15310082exertion
exsection1847492exsection
flection13239562flection
fraction1359482fraction
friction1347912friction
lection92614862_lection
perfection1748362perfection
reaction10612602reaction
refection141512282refection
rejection181710252rejection
resection111613272resection
ruction93611612_ruction
section92515662_section
selection11311272selection
traction10412682traction

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059393.33036354.1
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691393.73347867.9
 
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