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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 “gestational” 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.

30 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
gestational124511(None) 
gestation10310662gestation__
gestations1139772gestation_s
stational948512__stational
agitational1244843agitational
citational1266463_citational
equational1945603_equational
generational1354823generational
geostationary1781443geostationary
gestating11229983gestati_n_g
gradational1354473gradational
gustation1047963gustation__
gustations1147233gustation_s
gyrational1444743g_yrational
lactational1344653lactational
levitational1553633levitational
mediational1445643mediational
mutational1246513_mutational
negational1147153ne_gational
notational1048123_notational
nutational1047043_nutational
progestational1762753progestational
relational1047713re_lational
reputational1474583reputational
restation9316913restation__
restationed1244373restationed
restations10315843restation_s
rotational1048093_rotational
sensational1146383sensational
vegetational1653373vegetational

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633305.14323650.2
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691305.54632219.8
 
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