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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 “improvisations” 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.

22 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
improvisations215253(None) 
improvisation2052991improvisation_
improvisational2261652improvisational
improvisators20172612improvisat_ors
improvisator19152653improvisat_o_r
improvisatore20152363improvisat_ore
improvisatores21171703improvisatores
improvisatori20162173improvisat_ori
improvisatory23152433improvisat_ory
approximations2761964approximations
imbrications1845684imbr__ications
implications1847024imp__lications
importations16156144imp_o_rtations
impositions1546034imp_o__sitions
imprecations1846274impr__ecations
imprecisions1853924imprecis__ions
impregnations1853774impr_egnations
improvising1943844improvis__i_ng
improvisors1882514improvis___ors
provisions1547214__provis__ions
provocations1956874__provocations
reprovisions1753774reprovis__ions

Search took 8 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 Filter178691658740.530337152.8
2DLD Change Limit65874226.7039827.5
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691227.24924650.4
 
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