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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 “refortification” 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
refortification237337(None) 
fortification2196922__fortification
recertification2263982recertification
certification2048603ce__rtification
decertification2364323decertification
desertification2154123desertification
fortifications2286213__fortifications
mortification2087293__mortification
prenotification2253603preno_tification
recodification22125663reco_dification
rectification2049513re__ctification
beatification20138074be__atification
beautification21144884be_autification
certifications2147794ce__rtifications
cornification2046694__cornification
decortication1857534decort__ication
demystification26102694demystification
denitrification21183874denitrification
detoxification2754414deto_xification
devitrification24133504devitrification
gentrification2065634gentr_ification
glorification1984894_glor_ification
mortifications2186504__mortifications
notification1749064__no_tification
petrification2048814pe_tr_ification
pontification2089014__pontification
premodification2582974premo_dification
prettification21115714pre__ttification
ratification17810664r___atification
recodifications23165454reco_difications
rectifications2148914re__ctifications
reification16412904re____ification
reunification18147454re__unification
revivification2564224re_vivification
verification201810644ve__r_ification
versification21157494ve__rsification

Search took 3 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 Filter178691435480.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit43548362.11020638.9
3Display Results36360.0331090.9
 (SQL Overall)178691362.42373747.8
 
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