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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 “limitations” 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.

83 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
limitations134818(None) 
imitations1259961_imitations
limitation1249151limitation_
delimitations1676632delimitations
elicitations1446802elicitations
eliminations1447612eliminations
imitation11510852_imitation_
laminations1339802laminations
levitations1448292levitations
limitational1453542limitational
litigations1247332litigations
visitations1447672visitations
admirations1446693admirations
agitations11310063_agitations
alimentations1594993alimentations
capitations1549853capitations
cavitations1647843cavitations
ciliations121111003cili_ations
citations11312503__citations
cogitations1448903cogitations
criminations1648063criminations
delimitation1597263delimitation_
dictations1389703di_ctations
dilatations1246413dilatations
diminutions1444543diminutions
divinations15128413divinations
dominations14611043dominations
dubitations1456673dubitations
elicitation1347533elicitation_
elimination1348533elimination_
equitations2047443equitations
excitations2049003excitations
felicitations1874583felicitations
filiations13119093fili_ations
flirtations14104263fli_rtations
fumigations1744923fumigations
geminations14139263geminations
habitations1646883habitations
hesitations1448543hesitations
himations1438803him__ations
imitating1238763_imitati_ng
imitators1147013_imitat_ors
imputations1546353_imputations
incitations13310883incitations
initiations11410723_initiations
invitations1449053invitations
irritations1147833irritations
lactations1239423l_actations
laicizations2347413laicizations
lamentations1495983lamentations
lamination12311223lamination_
levigations1546213levigations
levitation1349443levitation_
libations112510443l__ibations
liberations1358943liberations
librations12149063li_brations
ligations102111993l__igations
limitative1544693limitati_ve
lineations1039543li_neations
lionizations2147123lionizations
liquations1945623li_quations
liquidations2242793liquidations
literations11610583literations
litigation1148173litigation_
lixiviations2252763lixiviations
meditations1449333meditations
miscitations1647053miscitations
mitigations1447623mitigations
mutations111211453__mutations
nictations1278313ni_ctations
nominations13410533nominations
pixilations2045333pixilations
recitations13314203recitations
ruminations1349393ruminations
sanitations11410843sanitations
sibilations13127933sibilations
siltations1038553si_ltations
simulations1368393simulations
solicitations1544893solicitations
temptations1545413temptations
titivations1446263titivations
visitation1348593visitation_
vitiations1338743viti_ations

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 Filter1786911216330.830215290.4
2DLD Change Limit121633835.48322183.7
3Display Results83830.0461804.3
 (SQL Overall)178691836.35928100.5
 
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