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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 “expulsion” 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.

40 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
expulsion184389(None) 
expulsions1943831expulsions
emulsion1045922e_mulsion
evulsion1155062e_vulsion
exclusion1845222exclusion
excursion1844612excursion
expansion1844442expansion
explosion18115212explosion
expulsing1944282expulsing
expulsive2143902expulsive
impulsion1343792impulsion
pulsion938392__pulsion
repulsion1145192repulsion
avulsion1153863_avulsion
compulsion1644673compulsion
divulsion1343553divulsion
effusion1444613effu_sion
elusion72310953e_lu_sion
emulsions1145343e_mulsions
evulsions1254573e_vulsions
excelsior1852323excelsior
excision1746273ex_cision
exclusions1945013exclusions
excursions1944323excursions
expansions1944153expansions
expiation18710423expiation
explain1667043exp_lai_n
explosions19134663explosions
expression1946573expression
expulse1674513expuls__e
expulsed1863613expuls_ed
expulses1774813expuls_es
expunction2143573expunction
extension1646293extension
extrusion1645253extrusion
impulsions1443603impulsions
propulsion1453853propulsion
pulsions1037713__pulsions
repulsions1244793repulsions
revulsion1244353revulsion

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641407.28020417.7
3Display Results40400.0331212.1
 (SQL Overall)178691407.73623098.6
 
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