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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 “precaution” 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.

51 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
precaution144724(None) 
precautions1546551precautions
recaution1148091_recaution
preclusion1445212preclusion
predation12313462preda_tion
recautions1247812_recautions
arcuation11410583ar_cuation
caution93013523___caution
creation102816513cre_a_tion
cremation13511643crema_tion
crenation11412923crena_tion
deprecation1648963depreca_tion
erection102115513erec__tion
execution1846303exec_ution
imprecation1746543impreca_tion
incaution1146583_incaution
overcaution1655153overcaution
perception1688613perception
persecution1564783persec_ution
placation1339773placa_tion
plication13311683plica_tion
precasting15169833precasting
precative16312573preca_tive
precautionary2062263precautionary
precession1448823precession
precision13410053prec_ision
preclusions1544663preclusions
predations13812153preda_tions
predication16412433predica_tion
prediction15410303prediction
preemption16105253preemption
prelection141511293prelection
prelusion1156603pre_lusion
prenotion1149173pre_notion
preoption1348083pre_option
preparation1549273preparation
preportion1448873preportion
preunion1046893pre__union
prevention1549173prevention
privation14311173priva_tion
proaction13410103pr_oaction
probation13412183proba_tion
pronation11415703prona_tion
proration11415983prora_tion
prosecution1546073prosec_ution
reaction10612603_re_action
recautioned1483183_recautioned
reception13410323_reception
reclusion1146503_reclusion
redaction1259663_redaction
relation82619773_rela_tion

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603516.47021731.5
3Display Results51510.0301700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691516.90625874.7
 
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