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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 “desiccation” 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.

41 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
desiccation164638(None) 
desiccations1755651desiccations
dedication14311962dedi_cation
desecration14410072desecration
desiccating1744702desiccating
desiccative1953942desiccative
desiccator1543992desiccat_or
designation1347482designation
exsiccation2243622exsiccation
decimation15411623deci_mation
dedications15310873dedi_cations
defalcation1746223defalcation
defecation1679803de_fecation
deification17411663deification
delectation1448553delectation
delineation1247763delineation
demarcation1647023demarcation
denigration1348463denigration
densification1947333densification
depiction1437273depi_c_tion
depilation13312033depi_lation
deprecation1648963deprecation
derivation14712783deri_vation
desecrations1559213desecrations
desiccate1445923desiccat__e
desiccated1644993desiccat_ed
desiccates1545383desiccat_es
desiccators1643803desiccators
desideration1456393desideration
designations1456943designations
desolation11311403des_olation
desperation14510113desperation
destination12413843destination
deviation13312393devi__ation
dictation12810563d__ictation
dislocation14147503dislocation
exsiccations2343263exsiccations
hesitation1349633hesi_tation
medication15411173medi_cation
resignation1247473resignation
vesiculation1746113vesiculation

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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633416.12319864.9
3Display Results41410.0331242.4
 (SQL Overall)178691416.56227231.2
 
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