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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 “distention” 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.

49 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
distention1115888(None) 
dissention11188071dissention
distension11156271distension
distentions12178861distentions
abstention1254392abstention
detention10169542d_etention
dissection13158612dissection
dissension11135722dissension
dissentions12168052dissentions
distensions12146282distensions
distinction1447322distinction
distortion1146702distortion
intention9412012_intention
abstentions1364383abstentions
attention946103_attention
bisection13136983bis_ection
contention12412223contention
descension1344543descension
desertion10410203des_ertion
destination12413843destination
detection121310413d_etection
detentions11148803d_etentions
dictation12810563dict_ation
digestion1146573di_gestion
dimension1244743di_mension
direction1289783di_rection
discretion1347523discretion
disfunction1754723disfunction
disjunction2154093disjunction
dispensation1555603dispensation
dispersion1346863dispersion
disrelation1248813disrelation
disruption13135733disruption
dissections14198263dissections
dissensions12175573dissensions
dissentient1256953dissentient
dissenting121310293dissenting
dissentious12184483dissentious
distending1348333distending
distent84120853distent___
distinctions1557333distinctions
distortions1246623distortions
distraction1449123distraction
disunion956113dis_un_ion
indention1049513_indention
intension948493_intension
intentions10411403_intentions
invention1248333_invention
retention91611483_retention

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603496.53021531.9
3Display Results49490.0331484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691496.98625578.4
 
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