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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 “perpetration” 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.

27 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
perpetration164713(None) 
perpetrations1746371perpetrations
perpetuation1655341perpetuation
penetration1349892pe_netration
perpetrating1745202perpetrating
perpetrator1553642perpetrat_or
perpetuations1754982perpetuations
cerebration1547923cer_ebration
desperation14510113despe_ration
impetration1545903_impetration
penetrations1448853pe_netrations
perennation1348083per_ennation
perforation1649003per_foration
permeation14410563perme__ation
permutation1547473permut_ation
peroration12316003per__oration
perpetrate1476653perpetrat__e
perpetrated1675073perpetrat_ed
perpetrates1566203perpetrat_es
perpetrators1653393perpetrators
perpetuating1753803perpetuating
perpetuator1552723perpetuat_or
perseveration1853803perseveration
perspiration1656833perspiration
preparation1549273prep_aration
prostration13410793p_rostration
reoperation13410903reope_ration

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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024274.09323216.2
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691274.48239868.6
 
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