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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 “fortification” 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.

41 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
fortification219692(None) 
fortifications2286211fortifications
mortification2087291mortification
certification2048602certification
cornification2046692cornification
mortifications2186502mortifications
notification1749062no_tification
pontification2089012pontification
refortification2373372refortification
acetification2046723acetification
beatification20138073beatification
certifications2147793certifications
citification1949153_citification
coalification2046133coalification
codification20108073co_dification
cornifications2145953cornifications
falsification2145243falsification
fertilization2588453fertilization
fornication1645953for__nication
fructification2483673fructification
glorification1984893glor_ification
gratification1946683gratification
jollification25134843jollification
justification2546093justification
modification20107203mo_dification
mollification20135553mollification
mystification2346193mystification
nitrification1877063nitrification
notifications1848233no_tifications
ossification17116543_ossification
petrification2048813petrification
pontifications2187923pontifications
purification1948173pur_ification
ratification17810663_ratification
rectification2049513rectification
reification16412903__reification
stratification1954673stratification
verification201810643ver_ification
versification21157493versification
vitrification2166463vitrification
zombification3154063zombification

Search took 3 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 Filter178691658740.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit65874412.59325404.6
3Display Results41410.0301366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691412.95360511.7
 
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