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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 “defamation” 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.

65 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
defamation164684(None) 
defamations1745891defamations
dealation10313002de_alation
decimation15411622decimation
declamation1646102declamation
defalcation1746222defalcation
defecation1679802defecation
deflation13310652def_lation
deformation1747662deformation
damnation1238403d__amnation
deaeration11313013deaeration
dealations11311373de_alations
deamination14411543de_amination
debarkation1844243debarkation
decantation1448943decantation
decimations16410163decimations
declamations1745303declamations
declaration1447833declaration
decoration13314423decoration
dedication14311963dedication
defalcations1845193defalcations
defamatory1943493defamatory
defecations1779003defecations
defection151610643def_ection
definition1445963definition
deflagration1773473deflagration
deflations1439713def_lations
deflection16147733deflection
defloration1547263defloration
defoliation1548313defoliation
deformations1846843deformations
degradation1445383degradation
deification17411663deification
delamination1548853delamination
delation92318083de__lation
delegation1238883delegation
demarcation1647023demarcation
demotion1169073de__motion
denegation1249413denegation
denotation11311083denotation
dentation10315243de_ntation
denudation1247303denudation
depilation13312033depilation
depravation1785693depravation
deputation1339393deputation
derivation14712783derivation
derogation12410393derogation
desolation11311403desolation
desquamation2472123desquamation
detonation11310943detonation
devaluation1547073devaluation
devastation1546733devastation
deviation13312393de_viation
dilatation1147393dilatation
divagation15104373divagation
emanation11910783_emanation
gemmation1445963ge_mmation
reclamation1546353reclamation
reflation12412333ref_lation
reformation1648413reformation
refutation1349913refutation
relaxation1746453relaxation
reparation12612723reparation
separation12510433separation
squamation2153533squamation

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603656.32622226.2
3Display Results65650.0501300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691656.79926282.0
 
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