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

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

14 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
benefaction185282(None) 
benefactions1952691benefactions
benediction1643322benediction
benefactor1752512benefact_or
benedictions1753243benedictions
benefactors1852543benefactors
beneficiation20162553beneficiation
denegation1249413denega_tion
generation11312423genera_tion
malefaction1853403malefaction
rarefaction1652653rarefaction
tumefaction1851783tumefaction
veneration13412343venera_tion
venesection1652943venesection

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911216330.763234195.3
2DLD Change Limit121633145.34622752.2
3Display Results14140.0131076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691146.12229188.3