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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 “publication” 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.

42 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
publication174657(None) 
publications1845831publications
duplication1647292duplication
lubrication1546342lubrication
plication13311682p__lication
republication1964632republication
rubrication1547122rubrication
sublimation1557182sublimation
abdication1548223_abdication
application1747473application
dubitation1377333dub_itation
duplications1746283duplications
explication2248453explication
fabrication1846603fabrication
imbrication1746463imbrication
implication1747773implication
jubilation1946053jub_ilation
lubrications1645733lubrications
obligation1346783_obligation
palliation1248503palli_ation
placation1339773p__lacation
plications14310493p__lications
pollination1348013pollination
predication16412433predication
prelibation15128663prelibation
prepublication2252923prepublication
publican1444543publica___n
publicities1745483publicities
pullulation1343343pullulation
pulsation1137143pu_l_sation
purification1948173purification
replication15712013replication
republications2074453republications
rubrications1646263rubrications
rustication1349223rustication
sublation11311013subl__ation
sublimations1646083sublimations
subluxation2043823subluxation
sulcation11710733su_l_cation
supplication1855393supplication
umbilication1884743umbilication
urtication1249113_urtication

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 Filter1786911216330.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121633425.26323111.0
3Display Results42420.0331272.7
 (SQL Overall)178691425.68931409.9
 
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