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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 “contraction” 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.

76 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
contraction1541124(None) 
contractions16410401contractions
contraption1548101contraption
constriction1648262constriction
construction1648082construction
contraception1953752contraception
contractile1547352contractile
contracting16610472contracting
contractional1756062contractional
contractive1849522contractive
contractor1449072contract_or
contradiction1854562contradiction
contraptions1647642contraptions
contrition12411412contr_ition
counteraction1755382counteraction
abstraction1545883abstraction
attraction1276953_attraction
castration12410803castra_tion
coaction12310773co___action
codirection1644743codirection
coloration12913183colora_tion
compaction1846753co_mpaction
conation101420883con__a_tion
concoction1348233con_coction
concretion1449293concr_etion
conduction1549963con_duction
confection17411183con_fection
conflation15412083confla_tion
confliction1845233confliction
conjunction2245623conjunction
conjuration2049513conjura_tion
connation11314263con_na_tion
connection14410533con_nection
constrictions1747783constrictions
constructions1747713constructions
contacting15610073cont_acting
contactor1348433cont_act_or
contagion1246993cont_a_gion
contention12412223cont_ention
contortion1248663cont_ortion
contraceptions2053383contraceptions
contract122915633contract___
contracted1549823contract_ed
contractible1854663contractible
contractionary2162713contractionary
contractors1549163contractors
contracts132212013contract__s
contractual1555043contractual
contracture1576623contracture
contradictions1954143contradictions
contralti1147743contralti__
contralto1147093contralt_o_
contraltos1246763contralt_os
contrarian1247933contra_rian
contrasting1459353contrasting
contrastive1647293contrastive
contravention18103873contravention
contribution1655093contribution
contritions13410913contr_itions
conurbation1547463conurbation
convection17411123con_vection
conviction1748183con_viction
convocation1847883convocation
correction1448813co_rrection
counteractions1855023counteractions
detraction13138583_detraction
distraction1449113distraction
extraction1967983_extraction
infraction1557453_infraction
interaction13411813_interaction
nonaction1149443non__action
overaction1547993_overaction
protraction1547213protraction
retraction121310533_retraction
subtraction1545623subtraction
traction10412683___traction

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 Filter1786911216330.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121633766.23319514.4
3Display Results76760.0461652.2
 (SQL Overall)178691766.42227824.8
 
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