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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 “sections” 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.

43 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
sections10271470(None) 
lections102413841lections
section92515661section_
suctions103012901suctions
actions94218512_actions
auctions104012142auctions
bisections14136732bisections
dictions111812672dictions
ejections18249962ejections
elections112414972elections
erections112515212erections
evections142510692evections
exsections1947632exsections
factions133013062factions
fictions132410742fictions
flections14239212flections
lectins92515002lecti_ns
lection92614862lection_
mentions10312892mentions
pactions122613502pactions
pectins112315232pecti_ns
reactions11711712reactions
resections121513032resections
ructions102811682ructions
sanctions1138872sanctions
scions82612242s_c_ions
secretions12117842secretions
sectional1149412sectional
sectionals1247262sectionals
sectioned1246522sectioned
sectors93116442sect_ors
sedations10311252sedations
seditions1039012seditions
seductions1366872seductions
selections12310872selections
sessions839722sessions
setons64620172se_t_ons
sextons143710412sext_ons
stations82415222stations
stictions1148352stictions
suction93713042suction_
tactions102912422tactions
unctions1039732unctions

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059433.72032542.7
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691433.87646101.9
 
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