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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 “dispersion” 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.

47 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
dispersion134686(None) 
dispersions1446451dispersions
aspersion1146162_aspersion
dispassion1344322dispassion
dispersing1449302dispersing
dispersive1645902dispersive
dispersoid1453972dispersoid
displosion13184492displosion
dissension11135722dissension
distension11156272distension
diversion1346452di_version
aspersions1246103_aspersions
descension1344543descension
desertion10410203des_ertion
desperation14510113desperation
digression1244663digression
dimension1244743di_mension
discretion1347523discretion
discussion1344503discussion
dismission1354363dismission
dispassions1453883dispassions
dispensation1555603dispensation
dispensing1448233dispensing
dispersal1246003dispers_al
dispersals1345113dispersals
dispersant1346353dispersant
disperse111011353dispers__e
dispersed13119783dispers_ed
disperser12109083dispers_er
dispersers13137423dispersers
disperses121211773dispers_es
dispersible1654403dispersible
dispersoids1553013dispersoids
displosions14203833displosions
dissection13158613dissection
disseisin1046063disseisi_n
dissensions12175573dissensions
dissention11188073dissention
dissuasion1143843dissuasion
distensions12146273distensions
distention11158873distention
distortion1146693distortion
diversions1446533di_versions
immersion1344283_immersion
inversion1247213_inversion
misprision1453503misprision
suspension1253803suspension

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 Limit140603475.90623806.8
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691476.35928100.5
 
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