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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 “speciation” 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
speciation144939(None) 
speciations1548481speciations
seriation9318062s_eriation
speciating1548122speciating
speciational1654312speciational
speculation1547542speculation
spoliation1248422spoliation
appreciation1855283appreciation
association1346153association
brecciation1744773brecciation
decimation15411623_decimation
depreciation1747073depreciation
deviation13312393_deviation
emaciation1449283emaciation
execration1949833execration
expectation2266483expectation
fasciation1546833fasciation
glaciation1346583glaciation
mediation12312293_mediation
operation11314003ope_ration
pectination15410333_pectination
peculation14311993_peculation
peltation11312963_peltation
petition10711753_peti_tion
plication13311683_plication
recitation12315943_recitation
satiation9313433s_atiation
secretion11118303s_ecretion
section92515663s_ec__tion
sedation9312453s_e_dation
sedition939333s_edi_tion
sensation9510583s_ensation
separation12510433separation
seriations10316683s_eriations
serration9414073s_erration
sonication12411183sonication
spallation1247023spallation
specialise1446603specialise
specialism1646813specialism
specialist1448343specialist
speciality1746333speciality
specialize2347193specialize
specialties1544663specialties
speciate12209583speciat__e
speciated14207543speciat_ed
speciates13229233speciat_es
specification2245763specification
spectating1546623spectating
spectator1344833spectat_or
speculations1646393speculations
spiculation1547033spiculation
spoliations1347693spoliations
striation9313483s_triation
sulcation11710733sulc_ation
supernation13411663supernation

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603555.86023993.7
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691556.29628381.7
 
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