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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 “reservation” 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.

48 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
reservation148914(None) 
preservation1776281preservation
reservations1588581reservations
denervation1567942denervation
enervation1369472_enervation
observation1665062observation
preservations1895542preservations
aestivation1447923aestivation
conservation1749403conservation
deaeration11313013deaer_ation
denervations1657093denervations
desecration14410073desecration
desertion10410203deser__tion
desperation14510113desper_ation
elevation1239233_ele_vation
enervations1478573_enervations
estivation1349813_estivation
federation1449573feder_ation
generation11312423gener_ation
innervation1447443innervation
nervation12610243__nervation
observations1785013observations
presentation1448993presentation
preservative2053953preservative
recordation1449263recordation
recreation12413613re_creation
reformation1648413reformation
reinnervation1653623reinnervation
reiteration11412163reiter_ation
relegation11610023rele_gation
remediation1449213remediation
renovation1358783re_novation
reoperation13410903reoper_ation
reparation12612723repar_ation
resection111613273rese__ction
resegregation1563903resegregation
reservationist17114333reservationist
resignation1247473resignation
resorption1247253resor_ption
respiration13511193respiration
restation9316913res__tation
restoration11412093restoration
restriction1349363restriction
retardation12106863retardation
revelation13410923reve_lation
seriation9318063__seriation
serration9414073__serration
veneration13412343vener_ation

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633485.72021264.5
3Display Results48480.0301600.0
 (SQL Overall)178691486.14029102.8
 
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