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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordistraction” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
distraction144912(None) 
distractions1548761distractions
abstraction1545882abstraction
destruction1446952destruction
detraction13138582d_etraction
diffraction2053502diffraction
distinction1447322distinction
distracting1569262distracting
distractive1746782distractive
abstractions1645793abstractions
attraction1276953_attraction
castration12410803castra_tion
contraction15411243contraction
destructions1547263destructions
detractions14118273d_etractions
dictation12810563dict_a_tion
diffractions2153273diffractions
direction1289783di__rection
discretion1347523discr_etion
disfunction1754723disfunction
disjunction2154093disjunction
dislocation14147503dislocation
disruption13135733dis_ruption
dissection13158613dis_section
distention11158883dist_ention
distinctions1557333distinctions
distortion1146703dist_ortion
distract11313023distract___
distracted1448873distract_ed
distractible1763553distractible
distracts1249293distract__s
distrain9412243distra__i_n
distribution1555363distribution
districting1559013districting
extraction1967983_extraction
filtration1346433filtra_tion
infraction1557453_infraction
instruction13137943instruction
interaction13411813_interaction
lustration1048353lustra_tion
nitration9313443ni_tra_tion
obstruction15135543obstruction
protraction1547213protraction
restriction1349363restriction
retraction121310533_retraction
striction1148983__striction
subtraction1545623subtraction
titration9310543ti_tra_tion
traction10412683___traction

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 Limit121633494.81325271.8
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691495.24934042.9