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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 “alterations” 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.

83 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
alterations1151166(None) 
alteration10612901alteration_
altercations1446371altercations
alternations1246771alternations
adulterations1453172adulterations
aerations9317902a__erations
alienations1147882alienations
allegations1246042allegations
alliterations1384552alliterations
altercation1347012altercation_
alternation1147622alternation_
iterations10413822_iterations
lacerations1348332lacerations
literations11610582literations
ulcerations1346362ulcerations
aberrations1346693aberrations
abjurations2045143abjurations
abnegations1444923abnegations
activations1669263activations
actuations1239293act_uations
adjurations1944823adjurations
admirations1446693admirations
adorations11310233a_dorations
adulteration1353663adulteration_
aeration8319933a__eration_
alations82518893al___ations
alienation1048793alienation_
alkylations1843353alkylations
allegation1146813allegation_
alleviations1554493alleviations
alliteration1285163alliteration_
allocations1347773allocations
altercating1455603altercati_ng
alterities10411043alteriti_es
alternating1245713alternati_ng
alternatives1553253alternatives
alternators1154103alternat_ors
annexations1844263annexations
aspirations1348993aspirations
assertions1046583asser_tions
attentions1045983atte_ntions
attenuations1243803attenuations
attestations1244463attestations
attractions1376403a_ttractions
attritions1066793a_ttritions
automations1348233automations
botherations1754193botherations
calibrations1645153calibrations
castrations13410053cast_rations
catenations1348363catenations
deaerations12311673deaerations
deuterations1348083deuterations
elevations1338633el_evations
federations1548883federations
filtrations1445623filt_rations
generations12311423generations
integrations13129473integrations
interactions14410463interactions
iteration9515033_iteration_
laceration1249573laceration_
laterizations22410073laterizations
laureations1145573laureations
legations102711923_l_egations
liberations1358943liberations
librations12149063_librations
literation10511413literation_
macerations1548473macerations
malversations1852563malversations
maturations1348443maturations
moderations1448273moderations
nitrations10312033nit_rations
numerations13127293numerations
obliterations1553453obliterations
obturations13116423obturations
operations12312953_operations
reiterations12410873reiterations
saltations10310623salt__ations
saturations1148573saturations
scatterations1552543scatterations
titrations1039173tit_rations
tolerations1158133tolerations
ulceration1247263ulceration_
venerations14411313venerations

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 Filter1786911216330.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121633835.06024038.1
3Display Results83830.0501660.0
 (SQL Overall)178691835.25334016.9
 
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