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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forretractions” 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.

17 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
retractions1391035(None) 
detractions14118271detractions
refractions16127721refractions
retraction121310531retraction_
retroactions1447071retroactions
attractions1376402attractions
detraction13138582detraction_
extractions2077742extractions
protractions1646642protractions
reactions11711712re__actions
redactions1359132re_dactions
refraction15137902refraction_
restrictions1449282restrictions
retracting13311932retracti_ng
retractors12158582retract_ors
retroaction1347362retroaction_
tractions11511622__tractions

Search took 3 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 Filter178691868080.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit86808172.36036783.1
3Display Results17170.0161062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691172.71965719.4