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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 “lection” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

44 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
lection9261486(None) 
election102015351election
flection13239561flection
lectin82515011lecti_n
lections102413841lections
section92515661section
action84719682_action
auction93412932auction
bilection13156802bilection
bolection13117672bolection
diction102313052diction
ejection172510042ejection
elation73620452elation
elections112414972elections
electron102611412electron
elution72913822elution
erection102115512erection
evection131910832evection
faction122613332faction
fiction122010732fiction
flections14239212flections
lectern937032lectern
lectins92515002lectins
lector83514992lect_or
legation92412932legation
legion75712982le_gion
lenition8310082lenition
leptin82512332lepti_n
lepton82510802lept_on
lesion64715062le_sion
location102113912location
locution10227662locution
lotion65716522l_otion
mention9314372mention
paction112713962paction
pectin102615532pecti_n
plectron12228022plectron
reaction10612602reaction
ruction93611612ruction
sections102714702sections
selection11311272selection
suction93713042suction
taction93213022taction
unction9310662unction

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 Filter1786911076710.673265514.1
2DLD Change Limit107671444.61023356.0
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691445.29633740.7
 
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