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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 “devastation” 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.

42 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
devastation154673(None) 
devastations1645821devastations
decantation1448942decantation
degustation1345632degustation
detestation1248362detestation
devaluation1547072devaluation
devastating1644702devastating
devastative1853432devastative
devastator1453142devastat_or
deaeration11313013de_aeration
dealation10313003de_a_lation
debarkation1844243debarkation
decantations1547943decantations
decapitation1748683decapitation
decussation1444303decussation
defalcation1746223defalcation
defamation1646843defa_mation
degustations1444833degustations
delectation1448553delectation
demarcation1647023demarcation
denotation11311083de_notation
dentation10315243de__ntation
deportation1449303deportation
deputation1339393de_putation
detestations1347583detestations
devaluations1646353devaluations
devastate1344953devastat__e
devastated1544123devastat_ed
devastates1444663devastat_es
devastators1552923devastators
deviation13312393dev__iation
dilatation1147393dila_tation
divagation15104373diva_gation
evacuation1547163_evacuation
evaluation1358183_evaluation
exaltation1748493_exaltation
gestation10310663ge__station
levitation1349443lev_itation
lovastatin1351923lovastati_n
recantation1349863recantation
restation9316913re__station
revaluation1458143revaluation

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 Filter1786911216330.1531167915.0
2DLD Change Limit121633425.11023802.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691425.27933849.4
 
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