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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 “expectational” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

26 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
expectational245249(None) 
expectation2266482expectation__
expectations2365842expectation_s
explorational2252553explorational
speciational1654313_speciational
educational1444874e_duc_ational
examinational2252184examinational
excavational2452764ex_cavational
exceptional2254444ex__ceptional
execration1949834ex_ecration__
execrations2048924ex_ecration_s
expectative2553584expectati__ve
expectoration2452564expectoration__
expectorations2552194expectoration_s
exportation2047444exportation__
exportations2146654exportation_s
expositional2153944exp_ositional
gestational1245114__gestational
hyperrational2153934hyperrational
lactational1344654__lactational
operational1347524_ope_rational
orientational1353804orientational
repetitional1453724repe_titional
reputational1474584rep_utational
supernational1555614supernational
vegetational1653374vege_tational

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024264.86019552.3
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.23234153.5
 
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