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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 “progressions” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

27 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
progressions155555(None) 
progression1455881progression_
processions1548152pro_cessions
professions1646632pro_fessions
progressing1545772progressi_ng
progressional1663962progressional
progressives1854292progressives
regressions1247102_regressions
aggressions1353853_aggressions
digressions1344743_digressions
egressions1146203__egressions
ingressions1245493_ingressions
introgressions1572853introgressions
possessions1265023p_ossessions
precessions1548553pr_ecessions
procession1448413pro_cession_
procreations1647273procreations
profession1546593pro_fession_
progestins1348663prog_esti_ns
progresses1347493progress__es
progressive1755183progressi_ve
progressivism2162343progressivism
progressivist1962863progressivist
protrusions1354143protr_usions
regression1146953_regression_
repressions1348963_repressions
retrogressions15113163retrogressions

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit95024273.73325455.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691274.09243668.4
 
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