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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 “bidirectional” 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.

24 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
bidirectional1815249(None) 
bidirectionally2371512bidirectionally
directional1445442__directional
unidirectional1762122unidirectional
bisectional1554643b__isectional
nondirectional1763083nondirectional
omnidirectional20111113omnidirectional
vivisectional2162103vivisectional
bifunctional19132864bi_functional
bioregional1452184bi_ore_gional
codirection1644744codirection__
codirections1744704codirection_s
correctional1675324_correctional
dictional1268614__di__ctional
direction1289784__direction__
directions1379644__direction_s
ideational1146504_id__eational
indirection1456384indirection__
indirections1556194indirection_s
inflectional1754384_inflectional
misdirection1754164misdirection__
misdirections1854234misdirection_s
redirection1446054redirection__
redirections1546174redirection_s

Search took 10 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 Filter178691950240.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit95024248.64310994.3
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691249.20519412.4
 
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