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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 “optional” 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.

60 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
optional104764(None) 
optionals1145341optionals
coitional1148692coitional
motional1058672motional
national8311532national
notional849402notional
optical1149862opti_cal
optimal1145782opti_mal
option83612712option__
optionally1545942optionally
optioned1146382optioned
optionee1046512optionee
options93810602option_s
ovational1246852ovational
rational8412542rational
actinal9312293acti_nal
atonal6514023_at_onal
dictional1268613dictional
emotional1146663emotional
factional1478763factional
fictional1477803fictional
fusional1145073fusional
locational1246593locational
matinal9312603mati_nal
matronal1048113matronal
nationals948863nationals
nontonal849743nont_onal
notational1048123notational
octagonal1242643octagonal
operational1347523operational
optician1247243optician
optima10106533opti_ma_
opting94514403opti_n_g
optionality1654543optionality
optionees1144343optionees
optioning1246553optioning
ordinal838633ordi_nal
ostiolar844583ostiolar
patronal1048653patronal
phonal11310383_p_honal
pinnal84814273_p_innal
pleonal937243_pleonal
positional1247903positional
potion84519573potion__
potions93417423potion_s
rationale949463rationale
rationals949943rationals
regional9438783regional
retinal75318353reti_nal
rotational1048093rotational
sectional1149423sectional
spinal84915313sp_i_nal
stational948513stational
suctional1147683suctional
tonal53724303__t_onal
torsional945033torsional
tuitional946053tuitional
visional1146663visional
vocational1546953vocational
volitional1345413volitional

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162606.61022112.3
3Display Results60600.0134615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691607.06325299.6
 
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