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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 “option” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

35 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
option8361271(None) 
options93810601options
potion84519571potion
action84719682action
adoption1146082adoption
caption113513692caption
cation83925502cation
coition9314312coition
cooption1288342cooption
kation104315682kation
lotion65716522lotion
motion85217552motion
nation64322802nation
notion64516582notion
onion54320972o_nion
operon8811772operon
opinion946792opinion
opsin7613472opsi_n
optic93715182opti_c
optics102810182optics
optima10106532optima
optime1079352optime
opting94514402opting
optional1047642optional
optioned1146382optioned
optionee1046512optionee
oration71617712oration
ovation101510022ovation
pion67235292_p_ion
piton76121582_piton
portion9615492portion
potions93417422potions
prion75119992_prion
ration64226012ration
sorption1037512sorption

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551352.54632423.8
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691352.67266875.4
 
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