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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forrefraction” 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.

17 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
refraction1513790(None) 
refractions16127721refractions
retraction121310531retraction
detraction13138582detraction
fraction1359482__fraction
infraction1557452infraction
reaction10612602re__action
redaction1259662re_daction
refection141512282ref_ection
reflation12412332refla_tion
reflection15168992reflection
refractile1544142refractile
refracting1638732refracting
refractive1846692refractive
refractor14156322refract_or
retractions13910352retractions
retroaction1347362retroaction

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911088240.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit108824173.07635378.4
3Display Results17170.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691173.45251764.5