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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 “lotion” 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.

47 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
lotion6571652(None) 
logion76013721logion
lotions74614761lotions
motion85217551motion
notion64516581notion
potion84519571potion
action84719682action
alation72920552alation
amotion9710472amotion
cation83925502cation
coition9314312coition
cotton8312992cotton
elation73620452elation
elution72913822elution
emotion9711302emotion
gonion73612832gonion
kation104315682kation
latino64120472latino
lection92614862lection
legion75712982legion
lesion64715062lesion
lion46334442l__ion
lobation102110552lobation
location102113912location
locution10227662locution
login66025002logi_n
logions86211292logions
logon615922312lo_gon
loin46838722lo_i_n
loon47344792lo__on
loti46431842loti__
lotic76420672loti_c
lotos54724632lot_os
lotto55217572lotto_
lottos64613102lottos
morion86217732morion
motions94215002motions
nation64322802nation
notions74014482notions
onion54320972_onion
option83612712option
plosion939112plosion
portion9615492portion
potions93417422potions
ration64226012ration
ronion63315642ronion
solion6616382solion

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.1101624463.6
2DLD Change Limit82551473.72022191.1
3Display Results47470.0133615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691473.84346497.8
 
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