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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 “recertification” 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.

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
recertification226398(None) 
decertification2364321decertification
certification2048602__certification
desertification2154122desertification
rectification2049512rec__tification
refortification2373372refortification
acetification2046723_ace_tification
certifications2147793__certifications
recodification22125663rec_odification
rectifications2148913rec__tifications
acetifications2146054_ace_tifications
beatification20138074__beatification
beautification21144884be_autification
certificating2153644__certificating
citification1949154__c_itification
cornification2046694__cornification
decalcification2262804decalcification
decortication1857534decort__ication
demystification26102694demystification
denitrification21183874denitrification
devitrification24133504devitrification
diversification24102784diversification
electrification2263414_electrification
esterification1995334ester_ification
fortification2196924__fortification
fructification2483674fruc__tification
gentrification2065634gentr_ification
identification2054994_identification
mortification2087294__mortification
objectification3181874objectification
petrification2048814pe_tr_ification
prenotification2253604pre_notification
prettification21115714_prettification
ratification17810664r___atification
recodifications23165454rec_odifications
recrimination1757404rec_r_imination
reification16412904r__e__ification
reunification18147454r__eunification
revivification2564224re_vivification
scarification2056404_scar_ification
verification201810644__ver_ification
versification21157494__versification

Search took 3 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 Filter178691435480.0802233637.5
2DLD Change Limit43548421.93622493.8
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691422.04687336.8
 
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