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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 “purification” 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.

56 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
purification194817(None) 
purifications2047461purifications
humification2246102humification
pacification2168052pacification
petrification2048812petrification
purificator1862902purificat_or
unification1648732_unification
verification201810642verification
basification19127323basification
caprification2256053caprification
certification2048603certification
citification1949153citification
clarification2045763clarification
codification20108073codification
cornification2046693cornification
deification17411663_deification
edification1749353_edification
fortification2196923fortification
gasification1867103gasification
glorification1984893glorification
humifications2345853humifications
justification2546093justification
modification20107203modification
mortification2087293mortification
mummification2154313mummification
nazification2646043nazification
nidification1847453nidification
nitrification1877063nitrification
notification1749063notification
nullification1854693nullification
ossification17116543ossification
pacifications2267353pacifications
petrifications2148023petrifications
pontification2089013pontification
predication16412433p_redication
preunification2154303preunification
publication1746573pu_blication
purificators1962443purificators
purificatory2272093purificatory
qualification2745033qualification
ramification1998213ramification
ratification17810663ratification
reification16412903_reification
reunification18147453reunification
scarification2056403scarification
specification2245763specification
typification2244863typification
uglification1845493uglification
unifications1748043_unifications
urtication1249113_ur_tication
verifications21159973verifications
versification21157493versification
vilification2077123vilification
vinification2068233vinification
vitrification2166463vitrification
vivification2366343vivification

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024564.00023756.0
3Display Results56560.0301866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691564.39040704.1
 
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