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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 “demolitions” 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.

49 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
demolitions144652(None) 
demolition1376981demolition_
defoliations1647592defoliations
demolitionist1654512demolitionist
demotions1258442demo__tions
depositions14117682depositions
desolations12310592desolations
devolutions15106262devolutions
abolitions1246653_abolitions
admonitions1444243admonitions
dealations11311373de_alations
decoctions1547143deco_ctions
decollations1547363decollations
deconditions1645283deconditions
decorations14312883decorations
definitions1545603definitions
deflations1439713de_flations
defoliation1548313defoliation_
delations102616593de__lations
deletions102610933de__letions
demodulations1754143demodulations
demolitionists1763473demolitionists
demonizations25410243demonizations
demotion1169073demo__tion_
denotations1239853denotations
dentitions1148853de_ntitions
depilations14310903depilations
depletions1355743de_pletions
deposition13107833deposition_
derelictions1544333derelictions
derogations1349393derogations
desolation11311403desolation_
desorptions1445993desorptions
despoliations1646393despoliations
detonations1239373detonations
detritions1148953de_tritions
devolution1486283devolution_
devotions1356593devo__tions
emotions10610283_emo__tions
emulations12310943_emulations
evolutions13107043_evolutions
immolations1545473immolations
monitions11310883__monitions
premonitions1646853premonitions
remotions1149703remo__tions
repositions131110163repositions
resolutions11117793resolutions
revolutions1497633revolutions
volitions1288663__volitions

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 Filter1786911216330.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121633495.56321864.6
3Display Results49490.0331484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691496.03229623.8
 
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