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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 “redefinition” 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
redefinition165252(None) 
redefinitions1752331redefinitions
definition1445962__definition
definitions1545603__definitions
rededication1646503rededication
beneficiation20162554beneficiation
definitional1653034__definitional
definitive1745084__definitive
definitize2344674__definitize
edification1749354_edification
predestination1765484predestination
predomination1896534predomination
recognition1445204re_cognition
redecoration1546014redecoration
rededications1746124rededications
redefining1545424redefin__ing
redemption1543884rede__mption
redescription1862744redescription
redivision1453874red__ivision
reedition1047834re_e__dition
reification16412904re_ification
reignition1144894r__eignition
remediation1449214remedi_ation
renomination1499184renomination
repetition1278234repe__tition
requisition2054004re_quisition
retention91611484rete__n_tion

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.486367677.0
2DLD Change Limit124790277.54616537.2
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691278.04822203.2
 
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