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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 “malathion” 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.

45 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
malathion144451(None) 
malathions1543871malathions
alation72920552_alat_ion
halation11313852halat_ion
marathon1346812marath_on
parathion1446172parathion
ablation10312433ablat_ion
alations82518893_alat_ions
calathi1247583calathi__
calathos1347523calath_os
dealation10313003dealat_ion
delation92318083delat_ion
dilation92215463dilat_ion
elation73620453_elat_ion
emanation11910783emanat_ion
emulation11312393emulat_ion
falchion1644343fal_chion
gelation93014433gelat_ion
gnathion1243443_gnathion
halations12312393halat_ions
illation8311943illat_ion
lallation939493lallat_ion
lavation1139973lavat_ion
laxation1538423laxat_ion
maculation14510983maculat_ion
malachite1666023malachite
malarian10311563mala_rian
marathons1446413marath_ons
mutation101412883mutat_ion
natation81513933natat_ion
oblation1039863oblat_ion
palmation13310223palmat_ion
palpation1339073palpat_ion
parathions1545323parathions
relation82619773relat_ion
saltation9312003saltation
salvation1239293salvat_ion
scalation11311073scalat_ion
solation8916153solat_ion
talkathon1692423talkath_on
taxation1537993taxat_ion
vacation131911893vacat_ion
vallation1239743vallat_ion
valuation1249973valuat_ion
walkathon1991853walkath_on

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641456.95321378.0
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691457.39224173.6
 
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