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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 “persecutions” 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.

24 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
persecutions165479(None) 
persecution1564781persecution_
perfections1848142perfec_tions
persecuting1643832persecuti_ng
persecutors1553152persecut_ors
prosecutions1645612prosecutions
consecutions1647053consecutions
erections112515213_er_ec_tions
executions1946393_e_xecutions
exsections1947633_exsec_tions
perceptions1798193perce_ptions
perfection1748363perfec_tion_
permeations1549883perme_ations
perpetuations1754983perpetuations
persecutees1552223persecut_ees
persecutes1444353persecut__es
persecutive1853933persecuti_ve
persecutor1453243persecut_o_r
persecutory1852623persecut_ory
personations1448393personations
precautions1546553p_r_ecautions
prelections151210473prelec_tions
prosecution1546073prosecution_
resections121513033re_sec_tions

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 Limit95024244.36021794.5
3Display Results24240.0161500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691244.74937627.1
 
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