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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 “reticulation” 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.

35 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
reticulation144805(None) 
reticulations1556611reticulations
articulation1447972articulation
denticulation1654562denticulation
gesticulation1694702gesticulation
recirculation1764902recirculation
restimulation1555382restimulation
reticulating1546392reticulating
vesiculation1746112vesiculation
articulations1546733articulations
denticulations1753913denticulations
ejaculation2096133_ejaculation
etiolation1048533_eti_olation
gesticulations1784113gesticulations
matriculation17125383matriculation
peculation14311993pe__culation
recalculation17114593recalculation
recirculations1884223recirculations
reescalation1464083reescalation
regulation11312053re__gulation
reinflation1447203re_inflation
reinoculation1554423reinoculation
reoccupation1873323reoccupation
repopulation1656103repopulation
reregulation1346413reregulation
restimulations1654643restimulations
reticulate12219783reticulat__e
reticulated14127783reticulat_ed
reticulately1753073reticulately
reticulates13148873reticulat_es
spiculation1547033_spiculation
stimulation1377223_stimulation
stipulation1356333_stipulation
vermiculation2054593vermiculation
vesiculations1845323vesiculations

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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024353.67025892.1
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691354.04644164.9
 
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