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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 “detection” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

132 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
detection12131041(None) 
defection151610641defection
dejection19178661dejection
detections131410041detections
detention10169541detention
deception1448322deception
decoction1447522decoction
deduction1377082deduction
defecation1679802defecation
defections161510202defections
deflection16147732deflection
dejections20168352dejections
deletion92011972dele_tion
depiction1437272depiction
desertion10410202desertion
detecting13259982detecting
detective1548102detective
detector11278322detect_or
detentions11148802detentions
detraction13138582detraction
detrition1049132detrition
direction1289772direction
ejection172510042_ejection
election102015352_election
erection102115512_erection
evection131910832_evection
refection141512282refection
rejection181710252rejection
resection111613272resection
retention91611482retention
selection11311272selection
abjection2045323abjection
advection1545553advection
affection1745893affection
attention946103attention
bijection20134793bijection
bilection13156803bilection
bisection13136983bisection
bolection13117673bolection
deaeration11313013deaeration
dealation10313003dealation
deceptions1547863deceptions
decoctions1547143decoctions
dedication14311963dedication
deductions1467133deductions
defecations1779003defecations
defecting162510223defecting
defective1848003defective
defector14277953defect_or
deflation13310653deflation
deflections17187323deflections
dejecting20217793dejecting
delation92318083de_lation
delectation1448553delectation
delegation1238883delegation
deletions102610933dele_tions
demeton1037683deme_t_on
demotion1169073de_motion
denegation1249413denegation
dentation10315243dentation
dentition1049633dentition
depictions1546893depictions
depletion1256663depletion
deprecation1648963deprecation
dereliction1444573dereliction
desecration14410073desecration
desertions1139883desertions
destruction1446953destruction
detect94217403detect___
detected12289733detect_ed
detecter11298733detect_er
detecters12217753detecters
detectives1645783detectives
detectors12278303detectors
detects104011093detect__s
detentist1049323detentist
detestation1248363detestation
detesting112610323detesting
detonation11310943detonation
detractions14118273detractions
detritions1148953detritions
detrusion1044383detrusion
deuteration1249103deuteration
deviation13312393deviation
devotion1256763de_votion
diction102313053d__iction
digestion1146573digestion
directions1379633directions
dissection13158613dissection
distention11158873distention
dotation91412733dot_ation
eduction1169053_eduction
egestion946863_egestion
ejections18249963_ejections
elections112414973_elections
electron102611413_electron
erections112515213_erections
evections142510693_evections
eviction13228683_eviction
exaction1738953_exaction
execution1846303_execution
exertion15310083_exertion
exsection1847493exsection
fetation11613143fet_ation
flection13239563_flection
infection14410473infection
injection1838653injection
intention9412013intention
lection92614863__lection
objection2045093objection
perfection1748363perfection
petition10711753pet_ition
prelection141511293prelection
protection14511473protection
reaction10612603re_action
reception13410323reception
redaction1259663redaction
reduction1259903reduction
reelection12198633reelection
refections151811643refections
reflection15168993reflection
rejections191510103rejections
reliction11310693reliction
resections121513033resections
retentions101611113retentions
retortion949673retortion
retraction121310533retraction
section92515663__section
seduction1266983seduction
selections12310873selections
stiction1038823_stiction
taction93213023__taction

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911486410.310576422.6
2DLD Change Limit1486411328.15618224.7
3Display Results1321320.0801650.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911328.54620909.3
 
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