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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 “escalation” 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.

55 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
escalation124887(None) 
escalations1347661escalations
scalation11311071_scalation
escalating1347082escalating
escalator1145682escalat_or
excavation2245432excavation
exhalation2046652exhalation
osculation1249672osculation
reescalation1464082reescalation
scalations1239782_scalations
acylation1448653_acylation
alation72920553___alation
dealation10313003_dealation
desolation11311403des_olation
ejaculation2096133ejaculation
elation73620453e___lation
emaciation1449283emaciation
emanation11910783e_manation
emasculation1655233emasculation
emulation11312393e_mulation
epilation11312963e_pilation
escalading1443573escalading
escalate1039323escalat__e
escalated1247303escalat_ed
escalates1148823escalat_es
escalators1245303escalators
escalatory1544293escalatory
estimation12410843estimation
estivation1349813estivation
etiolation1048533etiolation
evacuation1547163evacuation
evaluation1358183e_valuation
exaltation1748493e_xaltation
excavations2345083excavations
excitation19410173excitation
exclamation22104633exclamation
exculpation2244873exculpation
exhalations2146023exhalations
halation11313853__halation
inhalation13107663inhalation
isolation9311643is_olation
maculation14510983maculation
oscillation1345493oscillation
osculations1348373osculations
peculation14311993peculation
percolation1549223percolation
reescalations1573783reescalations
saltation9312003_s_altation
salvation1239293_s_alvation
scallion1046793_scal_lion
separation12510433separation
solation8916153_s_olation
spallation1247023_spallation
sublation11311013_sublation
vesiculation1746113vesiculation

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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603555.65624859.1
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691556.12629169.3
 
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