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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 “possession” 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
possession126484(None) 
possessions1265021possessions
obsession1144152_obsession
possessing1344672possessing
possessional1463642possessional
possessive15134312possessive
possessor1143202possess_or
repossession1453092repossession
concession14148133concession
confession15126503confession
dispossession1571533dispossession
dissension11135723dissension
nonpossession1582063nonpossession
obsessions1244273_obsessions
oppression1445883oppression
possess9419123possess___
possessed1244233possess_ed
possesses1046323possess_es
possessives1583153possessives
possessors1153193possessors
possessory1552443possessory
postseason1252743postseas_on
posttension1353133posttension
precession1448823precession
prepossession1762283prepossession
procession1448413procession
profession1546593profession
progression1455883progression
repossessions1453073repossessions
session739763___session

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603306.25022496.5
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691306.41927837.8
 
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