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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 “refections” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

34 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
refections15181164(None) 
defections161510201defections
refection141512281refection_
reflections16178551reflections
rejections191510101rejections
resections121513031resections
affections1845892affections
defecations1779002defecations
defection151610642defection_
deflections17187322deflections
dejections20168352dejections
detections131410042detections
ejections18249962_ejections
elections112414972_elections
erections112515212_erections
evections142510692_evections
infections15510232infections
perfections1848142perfections
prelections151210462prelections
reactions11711712re_actions
receptions1449742receptions
redactions1359132redactions
reductions1359582reductions
reelections13167942reelections
refecting152413352refecti_ng
reflations13311232reflations
reflection15168992reflection_
refractions16127722refractions
reinfections1745322reinfections
rejection181710252rejection_
relictions12310022relictions
resection111613272resection_
retentions101611112retentions
selections12310872selections

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 Filter1786911088240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit108824343.87328098.1
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691344.01544505.9
 
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