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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 “evolution” 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.

70 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
evolution1211709(None) 
devolution1486281devolution
evolutions13107041evolutions
revolution13117561revolution
volution1198601_volution
coevolution1654222coevolution
devolutions15106262devolutions
elocution1145672elocution
elution72913822e__lution
evaluation1358182evaluation
evocation142010292evocation
exsolution1743762exsolution
involution1345942involution
resolution1097732resolution
revolutions1497632revolutions
solution889592_solution
volition1179172_volition
volutin1098102_voluti_n
volutions12108392_volutions
ablution1047223_ablution
abolition1147053abolition
absolution1244403absolution
avocation14168993avocation
coevolutions1754083coevolutions
convolution1645123convolution
demolition1376983demolition
desolation11311403desolation
devaluation1547073devaluation
devotion1256763devo__tion
dilution9239143_dilution
effluxion2251853effluxion
elation73620453e__lation
elocutions1245963elocutions
elusion72310953e__lusion
elutions82513053e__lutions
emotion9711303emo__tion
emulation11312393emulation
epilation11312963epilation
etiolation1048533etiolation
evacuation1547163evacuation
evaluations1457323evaluations
evection131910833ev_ection
eviction13228683ev_iction
evocations15259873evocations
evolute1045683evolut__e
evolutes1156063evolut_es
evolutionary1853323evolutionary
evolutionism17105123evolutionism
evolutionist15126813evolutionist
evulsion1155063evul_sion
exclusion1845223exclusion
execution1846303execution
exsolutions1844013exsolutions
involutions1445903involutions
isolation9311643isolation
locution10227663_locution
ovulation1238983ovulation
pollution1146003pollution
prolusion1146363prolusion
resolutions11117793resolutions
revaluation1458143revaluation
revelation13410923revelation
revocation15410813revocation
solation8916153_solation
solutions988883_solutions
valuation1249973_valuation
violation1238443violation
vocation132311983_vocation
volitions1288663_volitions
volutins1188003_volutins

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641707.01621186.0
3Display Results70700.0302333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691707.48223882.8
 
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