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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forlectionary” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

20 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
lectionary155482(None) 
dictionary1654592dictionary
legionary1343652le_gionary
reactionary1653692reactionary
cautionary1553923cautionary
elocutionary1762373elocutionary
functionary1953753functionary
lection92614863lection___
lectionaries1454773lectionaries
lections102413843lection__s
libationary1672163libationary
octonary1344983_oct_onary
pensionary1554363pensionary
petitionary1653763petitionary
questionary2352973questionary
secretionary1752433secretionary
sectional1149423sectiona_l
sectionally1646823sectionally
sectionals1247273sectionals
stationary1354153stationary

Search took 8 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 Limit140603206.65621124.2
3Display Results20200.0161250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691207.07825246.0