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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 “exceptions” 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.

54 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
exceptions214686(None) 
exception2046851exception_
excerptions2244981excerptions
deceptions1547862deceptions
excepting2145872excepti_ng
exceptional2254442exceptional
excerption2145062excerption_
excretions1946622excretions
executions1946392executions
exemptions2164832exemptions
exertions1639762ex_ertions
exsections1947632exsections
exsertions1746742exsertions
inceptions1448532inceptions
perceptions1798192perceptions
receptions1449742receptions
captions123813223__captions
conceptions17410593conceptions
deception1448323deception_
egestions1046703e_gestions
ejections18249963e_jections
elections112414973e_lections
encryptions1852963encryptions
erections112515213e_rections
eruptions1146763e_ruptions
evections142510693e_vections
exactions1838923ex_actions
excavations2345083excavations
excelsiors1952033excelsiors
exceptive2345683excepti_ve
excepts1885203except___s
excerpting2244143excerpti_ng
excerptors2163463excerpt_ors
excisions1846383exc_isions
excitations2049003excitations
excitons1746043exc_it_ons
exclusions1945013exclusions
excretion1846713excretion_
exculpations2344173exculpations
excursions1944323excursions
execrations2048923execrations
execution1846303execution_
exemption2064943exemption_
exertion15310083ex_ertion_
expeditions2144633expeditions
expiations1959663expiations
exsection1847493exsection_
exsertion1646853exsertion_
extensions1746133extensions
extortions1746473extortions
exudations18107073exudations
inception1348693inception_
perception1688613perception_
reception13410323reception_

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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603545.90623806.8
3Display Results54540.0301800.0
 (SQL Overall)178691546.38927968.5
 
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