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

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

44 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
lections10241384(None) 
elections112414971elections
flections14239211flections
lectins92515001lecti_ns
lection92614861lection_
sections102714701sections
actions94218512_actions
auctions104012142auctions
bilections14136502bilections
bolections14137292bolections
dictions111812672dictions
ejections18249962ejections
elations83719122elations
election102015352election_
electrons112411762electrons
elutions82513052elutions
erections112515212erections
evections142510692evections
factions133013062factions
fictions132410742fictions
flection13239562flection_
lecterns1035942lecterns
lectin82515012lecti_n_
lectors93415772lect_ors
legations102711922legations
legions84611782le_gions
lenitions939472lenitions
leptins92412692lepti_ns
leptons91910432lept_ons
lesions73813872le_sions
locations112512742locations
locutions11207062locutions
lotions74614762l_otions
mentions10312892mentions
pactions122613502pactions
pectins112315232pecti_ns
plectrons13258072plectrons
reactions11711712reactions
ructions102811682ructions
section92515662section_
selections12310872selections
suctions103012902suctions
tactions102912422tactions
unctions1039732unctions

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059443.76632145.2
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691444.20242525.2
 
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