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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 “purifications” 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.

55 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
purifications204746(None) 
purification1948171purification_
humifications2345852humifications
pacifications2267352pacifications
petrifications2148022petrifications
purificators1962442purificat_ors
unifications1748042_unifications
verifications21159972verifications
basifications20137063basifications
caprifications2385563caprifications
certifications2147793certifications
citifications2048543citifications
clarifications2155263clarifications
codifications21127623codifications
cornifications2145953cornifications
deifications18410653_deifications
edifications1848693_edifications
fortifications2286213fortifications
gasifications19116843gasifications
glorifications2074583glorifications
humification2246103humification_
justifications2645553justifications
modifications21106983modifications
mortifications2186503mortifications
mummifications2254013mummifications
nazifications2745523nazifications
nidifications1946943nidifications
nitrifications1986633nitrifications
notifications1848233notifications
nullifications1954303nullifications
ossifications18176143ossifications
pacification2168053pacification_
petrification2048813petrification_
pontifications2187923pontifications
predications17411183p_redications
publications1845833pu_blications
purificator1862903purificat_o_r
purificatory2272093purificat_ory
qualifications2844583qualifications
ramifications2087533ramifications
ratifications1899783ratifications
reifications17411823_reifications
reunifications19136913reunifications
scarifications2155763scarifications
specifications2345353specifications
typifications2344633typifications
uglifications1945193uglifications
unification1648733_unification_
urtications1348043_ur_tications
verification201810643verification_
versifications22166913versifications
vilifications2166743vilifications
vinifications2177693vinifications
vitrifications2275963vitrifications
vivifications2486123vivifications

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 Filter178691658740.623286823.4
2DLD Change Limit65874555.64011679.8
3Display Results55550.063873.0
 (SQL Overall)178691556.32628247.1
 
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