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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formalefactions” 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.

14 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
malefactions195314(None) 
malefaction1853401malefaction_
maledictions1752952maledictions
malefactors1852682malefact_ors
rarefactions1752412rarefactions
benefactions1952693benefactions
macerations1548473macera_tions
malediction1653113malediction_
malefactor1752613malefact_o_r
malfunctions1952663malfunctions
olfactions1563873_ol_factions
rarefaction1652653rarefaction_
tumefactions1951623tumefactions
valedictions1852223valedictions

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024143.84324726.5
3Display Results14140.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691144.19942555.6