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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 “demolitionist” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

26 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
demolitionist165451(None) 
demolitionists1763471demolitionists
demolitions1446522demolition_s_
devolutionist17135152devolutionist
abolitionist14145133_abolitionist
demolition1376983demolition___
devolutionists18144413devolutionists
evolutionist15126813_evolutionist
revolutionist16106183revolutionist
abolitionism16134144_abolitionism
abolitionists15134224_abolitionists
coalitionist1485504_coalitionist
defoliations1647594defoliation_s_
demotions1258444demo__tion_s_
depositions14117684deposition_s_
desolations12310594desolation_s_
deviationist1656154de_viationist
devolutions15106264devolution_s_
elocutionist1455094_elocutionist
evolutionism17105124_evolutionism
evolutionists16145714_evolutionists
isolationist1255884_isolationist
oppositionist17143814oppositionist
religionist1255664re__ligionist
revolutionise16134484revolutionise
revolutionists17145124revolutionists

Search took 8 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 Filter178691950240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit95024267.28313047.4
3Display Results26260.0132000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.42224075.9
 
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