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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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109 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
desertification215412(None) 
decertification2364321decertification
recertification2263982recertification
certification2048603__certification
demystification26102693demystification
denitrification21183873denitrification
devitrification24133503devitrification
diversification24102783diversification
esterification1995333_ester_ification
refortification2373373refortification
acetification2046724_ace_tification
beatification20138074__beatification
beautification21144884be_autification
certifications2147794__certifications
deacidification2472694deacidification
decalcification2262804decalcification
decortication1857534decort__ication
deification17411664d__e__ification
denazification29154434de_nazification
densification1947334d__ensification
desensitization25152954desensitization
detoxification2754414de_toxification
electrification2263414_electrification
esterifications20134814_ester_ifications
fortification2196924__fortification
gentrification2065634gentr_ification
identification2054994_identification
justification2546094jus__tification
mortification2087294__mortification
mystification2346194mys__tification
objectification3181874objectification
petrification2048814pe_tr_ification
prettification21115714_prettification
rectification2049514__rectification
stratification1954674__stratification
verification201810644__ver_ification
versification21157494__versification
acetifications2146055_ace_tifications
basification19127325bas___ification
beatifications21157465__beatifications
beautifications22154685be_autifications
caprification2256055_capr_ification
certificating2153645__certificating
citification1949155___citification
clarification2045765_clar_ification
cornification2046695__cornification
dandification2045905d__andification
decortications1966785decort__ications
defeminization2953805defe_minization
deifications18410655d__e__ifications
delegitimation18152675dele_gitimation
denazifications30164085de_nazifications
densifications2046985d__ensifications
desalinization2455615des_alinization
desexualization3263445desexualization
desiccation1646385des___i_ccation
destabilization2763335destabilization
destination12413845des__t__ination
deterioration14145285deter_i_oration
determination1657645deter__mination
detoxication2246205d__e_toxication
detoxifications2884255de_toxifications
disarticulation1863575disarticulation
discrimination1955355discr_imination
disintoxication2572555disintoxication
domestication18114545domest__ication
edification1749355___e_dification
emulsification2193445_emulsification
exemplification3161595_exemplification
fertilization2588455__fertilization
fortifications2286215__fortifications
fructification2483675_fructification
gasification1867105gas___ification
gentrifications2175045gentr_ifications
glorification1984895_glor_ification
gratification1946685__gratification
identifications2154495_identifications
indemnification2372005indemnification
intensification2092765intensification
justifications2645555jus__tifications
latensification2071925latensification
mortifications2186505__mortifications
mystifications2445645mys__tifications
nitrification1877065_nitr_ification
notification1749065___notification
ossification17116545_os__sification
personification2272385personification
petrifications2148025pe_tr_ifications
pontification2089015__pontification
prenotification2253605prenotification
prettifications22135185_prettifications
preunification2154305_preunification
purification1948175__pur_ification
quantification28124935_quantification
ratification17810665___ratification
recodification22125665re_codification
rectifications2148915__rectifications
reification16412905____reification
reunification18147455__reunification
revivification2564225re_vivification
sanctification2154705_sanctification
scarification2056405__scarification
signification1986285__signification
specification2245765__specification
stratifications2054235__stratifications
stultification1963905_stultification
verifications21159975__ver_ifications
versifications22166915__versifications
vitrification2166465_vitr_ification

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 Filter178691658740.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit658741094.75013868.2
3Display Results1091090.0961135.4
 (SQL Overall)1786911095.20234350.4
 
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