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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 “deflection” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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91 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
deflection1614773(None) 
defection151610641def_ection
deflections17187321deflections
reflection15168991reflection
defecation1679802def_ecation
defections161510202def_ections
deflation13310652defl_ation
deflecting1736502deflecting
deflective1956092deflective
deflector1555062deflect_or
deflexion2042822defle_xion
dejection19178662de_jection
deletion92011972de_le_tion
depletion1256662deple_tion
detection121310412de_tection
election102015352_e_lection
flection13239562__flection
inflection1547632inflection
reelection12198632reelection
refection141512282ref_ection
reflections16178552reflections
selection11311272se_lection
affection1745893_affection
affliction1843543affliction
bilection13156803_bilection
bolection13117673_bolection
collection1448203collection
dealation10313003deal_ation
deception1448323de_ception
declension1343513declension
decoction1447523de_coction
deduction1377083de_duction
defalcation1746223defalcation
defamation1646843defamation
defecations1779003def_ecations
defecting162510223def_ecting
defective1848003def_ective
defector14277953def_ect_or
definition1445963definition
deflations1439713defl_ations
deflect13399973deflect___
deflected1635983deflect_ed
deflectors1654773deflectors
deflects14336733deflect__s
deflexions2142563defle_xions
defloration1547263defloration
defoliation1548313defoliation
dejections20168353de_jections
delation92318083de_l_ation
delectation1448553de_lectation
delegation1238883de_legation
deletions102610933de_le_tions
depiction1437273de_piction
depletions1355743deple_tions
deprecation1648963deprecation
dereliction1444573dereliction
desertion10410203de_sertion
detections131410043de_tections
detention10169543de_tention
detraction13138583detraction
direction1289783d_irection
dissection13158613dissection
ejection172510043_e_jection
elections112414973_e_lections
electron102611413_e_lectron
erection102115513_e_rection
evection131910833_e_vection
exsection1847493_exsection
flections14239213__flections
genuflection1851613genuflection
infection14410473inf_ection
inflections1646993inflections
infliction1545943infliction
lection92614863___lection
perfection1748363perfection
preelection15136483preelection
prelection141511293prelection
reelections13167943reelections
refections151811643ref_ections
reflation12412333refl_ation
reflecting1638823reflecting
reflectional1753993reflectional
reflective1857123reflective
reflector1445733reflect_or
reflexion1943613refle_xion
refraction15137903refraction
rejection181710253re_jection
reliction11310693re_liction
repletion1147693reple_tion
resection111613273re_section
selections12310873se_lections

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603916.11023011.9
3Display Results91910.0461978.3
 (SQL Overall)178691916.57927160.8
 
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