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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forcontraction” 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.

15 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
contraction1541124(None) 
contractions16410401contractions
contraption1548101contraption
constriction1648262constriction
construction1648082construction
contraception1953752contraception
contractile1547352contractile
contracting16610472contracting
contractional1756062contractional
contractive1849522contractive
contractor1449072contract_or
contradiction1854562contradiction
contraptions1647642contraptions
contrition12411422contr_ition
counteraction1755382counteraction

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 Filter178691868080.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit86808152.62633057.1
3Display Results15150.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691152.96960185.6