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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formasturbation” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

16 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
masturbation165358(None) 
masturbations1753421masturbations
masturbating1772672masturbating
masturbator1551822masturbat_or
maturation1249512ma_tur_ation
castration12410803cast_r_ation
gastrulation1353833gastrulation
mastication15610293mast_ication
masturbate1443473masturbat__e
masturbated1652803masturbat_ed
masturbates1553423masturbat_es
masturbators1651813masturbators
masturbatory1961523masturbatory
maturations1348443ma_tur_ations
perturbation16123543perturbation
saturation1049803sa_tur_ation

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024163.39028030.7
3Display Results16160.0161000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691163.76647448.5