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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 “fermentation” 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.

28 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
fermentation175682(None) 
fermentations1856271fermentations
cementation1559702ce_mentation
fermentative20113892fermentative
fomentation1647712f_omentation
segmentation1556002segmentation
alimentation14105333alimentation
augmentation1554393augmentation
cementations1659013ce_mentations
emendation1346553_e_mendation
fomentations1746793f_omentations
forestation1447003for_estation
fragmentation19233873fragmentation
frequentation2552633frequentation
germination14148973germin_ation
lamentation13106573_lamentation
mentation11313983___mentation
orientation1147573_orientation
perennation1348083per_ennation
permeation14410563perme__ation
permutation1547473perm_utation
pigmentation1754483pigmentation
presentation1448993presentation
regimentation1695433regimentation
reorientation1375593reorientation
sedimentation1654833sedimentation
segmentations1655593segmentations
termination131311163termin_ation

Search took 4 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 Filter178691950240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit95024283.53026919.0
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.67248663.1
 
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