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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 “preconception” 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.

36 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
preconception215428(None) 
preconceptions2253881preconceptions
reconception1855651_reconception
preconvention2074002preconvention
reconceptions1965122_reconceptions
conception16410453___conception
misconception2163993misconception
postconception2282463postconception
preconcerting2084413preconcerting
precondition1755243precon_dition
preconviction2253703preconviction
reconnection1655993_reconnection
conceptions17410594___conceptions
decongestion1653924_decongestion
misconceptions2263584misconceptions
perception1688614p_e__rception
precancellation2161164precancellation
precognition1753884preco_gnition
precombustion2162244precombustion
preconceive2053354preconce__ive
preconceiving23102364preconceiving
preconcert16147974preconcert___
preconcerted1953864preconcert_ed
preconcerts17154504preconcert__s
preconditions1854894precon_ditions
preconvictions2353354preconvictions
premonition1547354premon__ition
preoccupation2152394pre_occupation
preoption1348084pre_o___ption
preponderation19103224preponderation
reception13410334_re___ception
recollection1654854_recollection
recondition1447124_recon_dition
reconnections1765754_reconnections
reconversion1754024_reconversion
reconviction1955084_reconviction

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024365.37617675.6
3Display Results36360.0301200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691365.76630990.5
 
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