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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 “pontification” 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
pontification208900(None) 
pontifications2187911pontifications
fortification2196922fortification
mortification2087292mortification
notification1749062no_tification
pontificating2153762pontificating
pontificator1953462pontificat_or
acetification2046723acetification
beatification20138073beatification
certification2048603certification
citification1949153_citification
coalification2046133coalification
codification20108073co_dification
cornification2046693cornification
dandification2045903dandification
densification1947333densification
fortifications2286213fortifications
gentrification2065633gentrification
gratification1946683gratification
identification2054993identification
jollification25134843jollification
justification2546093justification
modification20107203mo_dification
mollification20135553mollification
mortifications2186503mortifications
mystification2346193mystification
notifications1848233no_tifications
ossification17116543_ossification
pacification2168053p_acification
petrification2048813petrification
pontificate1863663pontificat__e
pontificated2063093pontificat_ed
pontificates1953283pontificat_es
pontificators2053053pontificators
prenotification2253603prenotification
prettification21115713prettification
purification1948173p_urification
quantification28124933quantification
ratification17810663_ratification
rectification2049513rectification
sanctification2154703sanctification
saponification21103533sapon_ification
unification1648733_un_ification
vinification2068233vin_ification
zombification3154063zombification

Search took 4 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 Filter178691658740.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit65874452.73624076.8
3Display Results45450.0133461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.06258357.6
 
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