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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 “confessions” 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.

42 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
confessions1613663(None) 
concessions15128101concessions
confession15126501confession_
concession14148132concession_
concussions15125322concussions
confections18411392confections
confessing1647182confessi_ng
confessional17175462confessional
confessionals18154172confessionals
confessors1544832confess_ors
confusions1546302conf_usions
congestions1449312congestions
conversions1648272conversions
cessions1039853c___essions
cohesions1447093co_he_sions
commissions1745263commissions
compassions1745773compassions
compressions1856403compressions
conceptions17410593conceptions
concessional16195393concessional
concessioner1653673concessioner
concessioners1753063concessioners
concisions1448243con_cisions
conclusions1544883conclusions
concussion14155573concussion_
confection17411183confection_
confesses1438623confess__es
confessor1444343confess_o_r
conflations16411143conflations
confusion1446473conf_usion_
congestion1349043congestion_
connections15410703connections
connexions1974623conne_xions
contentions13412093contentions
contusions1246993con_tusions
convections18411493convections
conventions16410533conventions
conversion1548423conversion_
convulsions1644313convulsions
obsessions1244273_obsessions
possessions1265023possessions
professions1646633professions

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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633424.65626123.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691425.07835189.2
 
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