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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 “expression” 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.

46 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
expression194657(None) 
expressions2086361expressions
depression1347502depression
egression1046192e_gression
expressing2046622expressing
expressional2164212expressional
expressive2285932expressive
expressman2152362expressman
expressmen2153352expressmen
expresso1743882express_o_
expressos1844552express_os
impression1447092impression
oppression1445882oppression
repression1249042repression
aggression1253943aggression
compression1756563compression
depressions1447313depressions
derepression1593133derepression
digression1244663digression
egressions1146203e_gressions
espresso1043193espress_o_
espressos1143973espress_os
excretion1846713excre_tion
expansion1844443exp_ansion
explosion18115213exp_losion
express1637493express___
expressage2052393expressage
expressed1946213express_ed
expresser1845733express_er
expressers1944433expressers
expresses1837863express_es
expressible2254053expressible
expressionism2463363expressionism
expressionist2264043expressionist
expressly2143473express_ly
expressway2551423expressway
expulsion1843893exp_ulsion
extension1646293ex_tension
extrusion1645253extr_usion
impressions1546823impressions
ingression1145513ingression
oppressions1545723oppressions
regression1146953regression
reimpression1653263reimpression
repressions1348963repressions
suppression1564333suppression

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603465.69024710.5
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691466.12629169.3
 
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