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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 “positional” 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.

41 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
positional124790(None) 
appositional1683942appositional
coitional1148692co_itional
depositional1554622depositional
expositional2153942expositional
oppositional1683842oppositional
position10912192position__
positionally1754922positionally
positioned1396002positioned
positions11811502position_s
volitional1345412volitional
additional1244643additional
cognitional1454273cognitional
compositional1974053compositional
conditional1447113conditional
dispositional1653743dispositional
locational1246593locational
motional1058673mo__tional
notational1048123notational
notional849403no__tional
optional1047643_o_ptional
ovational1246853_ovational
ovipositional1862463ovipositional
passional1146043pas_sional
political1349713politi_cal
polytonal1444923polyt_onal
positing11312303positi_n_g
positioning1454553positioning
positron1096903positron__
positrons1186543positron_s
postanal1048053pos_t_anal
postoral10311723pos_t_oral
prepositional1755193prepositional
probational1547083probational
promotional1555633promotional
propositional1755243propositional
provisional1655463provisional
rotational1048093rotational
suppositional1763063suppositional
tuitional946053_tuitional
vocational1546953vocational

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603415.70324654.2
3Display Results41410.0331242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691416.15629027.1
 
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