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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 “exposition” 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.

47 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
exposition194716(None) 
expositions2046841expositions
apposition1446592apposition
deposition13107832deposition
expedition2044902expedition
expositing2045352expositing
expositional2153942expositional
expositive2254512expositive
expositor1844152exposit_or
imposition1446532imposition
opposition1445482opposition
position10912192__position
reposition121010142reposition
appositions1546153appositions
composition1746793composition
depositions14117683depositions
disposition1446683disposition
excoriation2048433excoriation
exfoliation2145253exfoliation
exhibition2253833exhibition
expatiation2046833expatiation
expeditions2144633expeditions
expiation18710423exp_iation
expiration19610713expiration
exploration2066713exploration
explosion18115213explos__ion
exportation2047443exportation
exposit1649683exposit___
exposited1945303exposit_ed
expositors1943963expositors
expository2253143expository
exposits1747243exposit__s
expunction2143573expunction
exsolution1743763exsolution
extortion1646723exto_rtion
impositions1546033impositions
malposition1553963malposition
misposition1555683misposition
oppositions1575123oppositions
oviposition1653593oviposition
positions11811503__positions
positron1096903__positron
preposition15108583preposition
proposition1588743proposition
reimposition1653963reimposition
repositions131110163repositions
supposition1555203supposition

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603476.04623255.5
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691476.48527554.5
 
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