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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 “erections” 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.

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
erections11251521(None) 
ejections18249961ejections
elections112414971elections
erection102115511erection_
evections142510691evections
creations112614542creations
defections161510202defections
dejections20168352dejections
detections131410042detections
directions1379642directions
eductions1268772eductions
egestions1046702egestions
ejection172510042ejection_
election102015352election_
electrons112411752electrons
erecting112415062erecti_ng
erectors103514262erect_ors
eruptions1146762eruptions
evection131910832evection_
evictions14228622evictions
exactions1838922exactions
executions1946392executions
exertions1639762exertions
exsections1947632exsections
flections14239212flections
fractions1449102fractions
frictions1448032frictions
lections102413842_lections
perfections1848142perfections
reactions11711712reactions
refections151811642refections
rejections191510102rejections
resections121513032resections
ructions102811682_ructions
sections102714702_sections
selections12310872selections
tractions11511622tractions

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911214360.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121436375.93620457.5
3Display Results37370.0301233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691376.37228043.2
 
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