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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 “sophistication” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

60 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
sophistication216276(None) 
sophistications2262551sophistications
sophisticating2272052sophisticating
sophisticate19133153sophisticat__e
sophisticated21102563sophisticat_ed
sophisticates20102643sophisticat_es
domestication18114544do_mestication
repristination16204104repristination
sophistical1854844sophistica___l
sophistically2356494sophistica_lly
sophisticatedly26111204sophisticatedly
sovietization2554804so_vietization
amplification2275185ampli_fication
authentication19102515authentication
caprification2256055capri_fication
coalification2046135coali_fication
codification20108075co_di_fication
confiscation1945535confis__cation
constipation1648565co__nstipation
cornification2046695corni_fication
domestications19143995do_mestications
fantastication1962235fantastication
fortification2196925forti_fication
graphitization2962515graphi_tization
jollification25134845jolli_fication
lithification21105165lithi_fication
lyophilization31112385lyophi_lization
mastication15610295___mastication
modification20107205mo_di_fication
mollification20135555molli_fication
mortification2087295morti_fication
notification1749065no_ti_fication
optimisation16193945_opti_misation
optimization25166465_opti_mization
ossification17116545_ossi_fication
pontification2089015ponti_fication
prognostication2082295prognostication
propitiation1656915prop_i_ti_ation
repristinations17193925repristinations
rustication1349225___rustication
sanitization2149155s_ani_tization
saponification21103535saponification
scarification2056405scari_fication
sensitisation13153645sensi_tisation
sensitization22146725sensi_tization
signification1986285signi_fication
simplification2353385simpli_fication
socialization2449105so_cialization
solicitation1445365so_li_citation
solidification2053555solidification
sonication12411185so____nication
sophistic1647325sophistic_____
sovietizations2664435so_vietizations
specification2245765s_pecification
superstation14168625superst__ation
superstition14166875supersti__tion
supplication1855395sup__plication
typification2244865typ_i_fication
unsophisticated2381225unsophisticat_ed
zombification3154065zombi_fication

Search took 7 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 Filter178691950240.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit95024605.81016355.2
3Display Results60600.0331818.2
 (SQL Overall)178691606.18928872.4
 
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