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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 “obstructions” 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.

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
obstructions1615552(None) 
obstruction15135541obstruction_
abstractions1645782abstractions
constructions1747712constructions
destructions1547252destructions
instructions14137812instructions
obstructing1644572obstructi_ng
obstructionism20103232obstructionism
obstructionist18113992obstructionist
obstructives1953912obstructives
obstructors1564002obstruct_ors
abstraction1545883abstraction_
constrictions1747783constrictions
construction1648083construction_
destruction1446953destruction_
distractions1548753distractions
instruction13137943instruction_
obscurations1644023obscurations
observations1785013observations
obstructionisms2192803obstructionisms
obstructionists19103383obstructionists
obstructive1854613obstructi_ve
obstructor1453753obstruct_o_r
obstructs1344573obstruct___s
obtrusions1263153ob_tru_sions
obturations13116423ob_turations
restrictions1449283restrictions
strictions1249143__strictions

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit95024283.68625779.7
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691284.07843818.3
 
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