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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 “foundation” 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.

33 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
foundation144380(None) 
foundations1543431foundations
fecundation1743572fecundation
foundational1652852foundational
inundation11116172inundation
refoundation16102792refoundation
caudation1269993cau_dation
cognation12310753cogn_ation
conation101420883co_n_ation
condition12411163co_ndition
connation11314263co_nnation
denudation1247303denudation
donation91513783do_n_ation
emendation1346553emendation
exudation1787693exu_dation
fecundations1842963fecundations
foliation121110793fo_liation
fomentation1647713fomentation
formation1439423fo_rmation
fornication1645953fornication
fountain1144923founta_i_n
function1337843f_un_ction
furcation1448353f_urcation
inundations12125533inundations
iodation9310383io__dation
laudation1088133lau_dation
lunation8311923_lun_ation
nunnation9126563_nunnation
oxidation1746323_oxidation
refoundations17102633refoundations
sudation9310803_su_dation
truncation1245453truncation
zonation171410723zo_n_ation

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603336.12622951.8
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691336.54527301.9
 
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