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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 “detections” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

129 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
detections13141004(None) 
defections161510201defections
dejections20168351dejections
detection121310411detection_
detentions11148801detentions
deceptions1547862deceptions
decoctions1547142decoctions
deductions1467132deductions
defecations1779002defecations
defection151610642defection_
deflections17187322deflections
dejection19178662dejection_
deletions102610932dele_tions
depictions1546892depictions
desertions1139882desertions
detecting13259982detecti_ng
detectives1645782detectives
detectors12278302detect_ors
detention10169542detention_
detractions14118272detractions
detritions1148952detritions
directions1379642directions
ejections18249962_ejections
elections112414972_elections
erections112515212_erections
evections142510692_evections
refections151811642refections
rejections191510102rejections
resections121513032resections
retentions101611112retentions
selections12310872selections
abjections2145673abjections
advections1645553advections
affections1845893affections
attentions1045983attentions
bijections21134933bijections
bilections14136503bilections
bisections14136733bisections
bolections14137293bolections
deaerations12311673deaerations
dealations11311373dealations
deception1448323deception_
decoction1447523decoction_
dedications15310873dedications
deduction1377083deduction_
defecation1679803defecation_
defecting162510223defecti_ng
defectives1945683defectives
defectors15237883defect_ors
deflations1439713deflations
deflection16147733deflection_
dejecting20217793dejecti_ng
delations102616593de_lations
delectations1547453delectations
delegations1348033delegations
deletion92011973dele_tion_
demetons1137623deme_t_ons
demotions1258443de_motions
denegations1348543denegations
dentations11413633dentations
dentitions1148853dentitions
depiction1437273depiction_
depletions1355743depletions
deprecations1748563deprecations
derelictions1544333derelictions
desecrations1559213desecrations
desertion10410203desertion_
destructions1547253destructions
detecters12217753detect_ers
detective1548103detecti_ve
detector11278323detect_o_r
detects104011093detect___s
detentists1145503detentists
detestations1347583detestations
detesting112610323detesti_ng
detonations1239373detonations
detraction13138583detraction_
detrition1049133detrition_
detrusions1144213detrusions
deuterations1348083deuterations
deviations14311163deviations
devotions1356593de_votions
dictions111812673d__ictions
digestions1246403digestions
direction1289783direction_
dissections14198263dissections
distentions12178843distentions
dotations101411633dot_ations
eductions1268773_eductions
egestions1046703_egestions
ejection172510043_ejection_
election102015353_election_
electrons112411753_electrons
erection102115513_erection_
evection131910833_evection_
evictions14228623_evictions
exactions1838923_exactions
executions1946393_executions
exertions1639763_exertions
exsections1947633exsections
fetations12511383fet_ations
flections14239213_flections
infections15510233infections
injections1948663injections
intentions10411403intentions
lections102413843__lections
objections2145633objections
perfections1848143perfections
petitions11511083pet_itions
prelections151210473prelections
protections15510703protections
reactions11711713re_actions
receptions1449743receptions
redactions1359133redactions
reductions1359583reductions
reelections13167943reelections
refection141512283refection_
reflections16178553reflections
rejection181710253rejection_
relictions12310023relictions
resection111613273resection_
retention91611483retention_
retortions1049143retortions
retractions13910353retractions
sections102714703__sections
seductions1366873seductions
selection11311273selection_
stictions1148353_stictions
tactions102912423__tactions

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1406031296.70320976.1
3Display Results1291290.0632047.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911297.18924856.2
 
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