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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 “fortifications” 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
fortifications228621(None) 
fortification2196921fortification_
mortifications2186501mortifications
certifications2147792certifications
cornifications2145952cornifications
mortification2087292mortification_
notifications1848232no_tifications
pontifications2187922pontifications
acetifications2146053acetifications
beatifications21157463beatifications
certification2048603certification_
citifications2048543_citifications
coalifications2155703coalifications
codifications21127623co_difications
cornification2046693cornification_
falsifications2244973falsifications
fertilizations26137893fertilizations
fornications1755393for__nications
fructifications25113353fructifications
glorifications2074583glor_ifications
gratifications2045983gratifications
jollifications26144593jollifications
justifications2645553justifications
modifications21106983mo_difications
mollifications21145203mollifications
mystifications2445643mystifications
nitrifications1986633nitrifications
notification1749063no_tification_
ossifications18176143_ossifications
petrifications2148023petrifications
pontification2089013pontification_
purifications2047463pur_ifications
ratifications1899783_ratifications
rectifications2148913rectifications
refortification2373373refortification_
reifications17411823__reifications
stratifications2054233stratifications
verifications21159973ver_ifications
versifications22166913versifications
vitrifications2275963vitrifications
zombifications3263763zombifications

Search took 2 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 Filter178691435480.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit43548411.58027562.0
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691411.88994595.6
 
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