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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 “explanations” 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.

35 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
explanations214462(None) 
explanation2045261explanation_
explantations2253641explantations
exclamations23104102exclamations
explantation2153972explantation_
explications2347532explications
explorations2185612explorations
planations1238722__planations
emanations1289593e__manations
exaltations1847293exal_tations
examinations2167463examinations
excavations2345083ex_cavations
exclamation22104633exclamation_
exhalations2146023ex_halations
exhilarations2352413exhilarations
expansions1944153exp_an_sions
expatiations2146133expatiations
expectations2365843expectations
expiations1959663exp__iations
expirations2069583exp_irations
explanative2353103explanati_ve
explanatory2352603explanat_ory
explanting2045223explan_ti_ng
explication2248453explication_
exploitations2254213exploitations
exploration2066713exploration_
exportations2146653exportations
expunctions2243633exp_unctions
expurgations2274123expurgations
exultations1846523exul_tations
implantations1753243implantations
placations1438583__placations
planation11310123__planation_
plantations1347473__plantations
replantations1544863replantations

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024353.23329391.9
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691353.60949512.6
 
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