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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search formercuration” 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.

28 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
mercuration154749(None) 
mercurations1646561mercurations
mensuration1346492mensuration
mercurating1645952mercurating
arcuation11410583_arcu_ation
cerebration1547923cerebration
circulation1549393circulation
decoration13314423de_coration
eructation1248333_eructation
maceration1449613m_aceration
maculation14510983m_aculation
maturation1249513m_aturation
melioration1368183melioration
mensurations1445713mensurations
mercerization2656323mercerization
mercurate1347343mercurat__e
mercurated1545393mercurat_ed
mercurates1446853mercurat_es
morulation12148903mor_ulation
obscuration1544403obscuration
peculation14311993pe_culation
percolation1549223percolation
perforation1649003perforation
permutation1547473permutation
peroration12316003per_oration
perturbation16123543perturbation
procuration1548293procuration
serration9414063ser__ration

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 Filter1786911216330.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit121633285.39022566.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.57632046.4