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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordictionary” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

18 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
dictionary165459(None) 
dictional1268612dictiona_l
dictionally1755982dictionally
lectionary1554822lectionary
cautionary1553923cautionary
diction102313053diction___
dictionaries1554783dictionaries
dictions111812673diction__s
discretionary1962273discretionary
fictional1477803fictiona_l
fictionally1956053fictionally
functionary1953753functionary
libationary1672163libationary
missionary1553663missionary
octonary1344983_oct_onary
reactionary1653693reactionary
stationary1354153stationary
visionary1544033vi_sionary

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603185.81324187.7
3Display Results18180.0161125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691186.24928595.1