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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 “fomentation” 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.

34 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
fomentation164771(None) 
fomentations1746791fomentations
cementation1559702cementation
fermentation1756822fermentation
forestation1447002forestation
lamentation13106572lamentation
mentation11313982__mentation
alimentation14105333alimentation
assentation1146183assentation
augmentation1554393augmentation
cementations1659013cementations
commendation1946513commendation
commutation1748003commutation
compensation18126503compensation
computation1748713computation
dentation10315243__dentation
documentation18144723documentation
domination13712373domin_ation
emendation1346553_emendation
fermentations1856273fermentations
fetation11613143f__e_tation
forestations1546323forestations
foundation1443803fo_undation
fragmentation19233873fragmentation
indentation1248373indentation
lamentations1495983lamentations
mentations12312583__mentations
molestation1365963molestation
nomination12712103nomin_ation
orientation1147573orientation
ostentation1146963ostentation
pigmentation1754483pigmentation
potentiation1455973potentiation
segmentation1556003segmentation

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 Filter1786911216330.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121633345.04624104.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691345.20234350.4
 
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