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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 “forestation” 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.

33 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
forestation144700(None) 
forestations1546321forestations
afforestation1962362afforestation
deforestation1754302deforestation
fomentation1647712fomentation
molestation1365962molestation
reforestation1654572reforestation
restation9316912__restation
workstation1852302workstation
afforestations2062243afforestations
attestation1145183attestation
contestation1448663contestation
corotation12410973cor_otation
coruscation1545693coruscation
deforestations1853963deforestations
detestation1248363detestation
fenestration1596073fenestration
fermentation1756823fermentation
fetation11613143f__e_tation
fomentations1746793fomentations
formation1439423for__mation
formulation1646363formulation
fornication1645953fornication
frustration1444813f_rustration
gestation10310663__gestation
infestation1447043infestation
molestations1475473molestations
orientation1147573_orientation
outstation1046163_outstation
protestation1456363protestation
reforestations1754463reforestations
restations10315843__restations
workstations1952053workstations

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633335.31022906.4
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691335.71631261.5
 
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