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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 “authentication” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

47 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
authentication1910251(None) 
authentications2072121authentications
authenticating2061832authenticating
authenticator1881592authenticat_or
authenticate17102773authenticat__e
authenticated1992163authenticat_ed
authenticates1892493authenticat_es
authenticators1991353authenticators
authenticities1963433authenticities
augmentation1554394augment__ation
authentically2155564authentica_lly
authenticity2063364authentic__ity
authorization2555854auth_orization
automatization2554544automatization
potentiation1455974pot_enti_ation
accentuation1653465a_ccent_uation
aestivation1447925a___estivation
alimentation14105335aliment__ation
altercation1347015alt_e__rcation
assentation1146185a_ssent__ation
attenuation1144185a_tten__uation
attestation1145185a_ttest__ation
augmentations1654125augment__ations
authentic1446265authentic_____
authorizations2655095auth_orizations
autoinfection1862015autoinfec_tion
automatizations2654195automatizations
autorotation1255015autorot__ation
autoxidation2053785aut__oxidation
cauterization24187755caut_e_rization
domestication18114545_domestication
etherization2457685_ethe_rization
eutrophication2161925eutrophication
fantastication1962235fant_astication
lithification21105165lith_ification
luteinization2255305lut_einization
mathematization3182815mathematization
ostentation1146965ost_ent__ation
potentiations1555185pot_enti_ations
quantitation2153645qu__antitation
quantization3055045qu__antization
rustication1349225ru___stication
sophistication2162765sophistication
sustentation1255025sustent__ation
theorization2456765__theorization
urtication1249115_u___rtication
ventilation1448165___ventilation

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit95024475.67316750.2
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691475.82930655.5
 
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