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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 “elections” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

48 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
elections11241497(None) 
ejections18249961ejections
election102015351election_
electrons112411751electrons
erections112515211erections
evections142510691evections
flections14239211flections
lections102413841_lections
selections12310871selections
bilections14136502bilections
bolections14137292bolections
defections161510202defections
deflections17187322deflections
dejections20168352dejections
deletions102610932dele_tions
detections131410042detections
eductions1268772eductions
egestions1046702egestions
ejection172510042ejection_
elations83719122el_ations
electing112113782electi_ng
electives1448932electives
electors103013842elect_ors
electron102611412electron_
electros102811742electro_s
elevations1338632elevations
elocutions1245962elocutions
elutions82513052el_utions
erection102115512erection_
evection131910832evection_
evictions14228622evictions
exactions1838922exactions
executions1946392executions
exertions1639762exertions
exsections1947632exsections
flection13239562flection_
lectins92515002_lecti_ns
lection92614862_lection_
plectrons13258072plectrons
prelections151210472prelections
reelections13167942reelections
refections151811642refections
reflections16178552reflections
rejections191510102rejections
relictions12310022relictions
resections121513032resections
sections102714702_sections
selection11311272selection_

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121436483.20337913.2
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691483.59249746.9
 
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