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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forexplanation” 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.

35 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
explanation204526(None) 
explanations2144621explanations
explantation2153971explantation
exclamation22104632exclamation
explanative2353102explanative
explantations2253642explantations
explication2248452explication
exploration2066712exploration
planation11310122__planation
emanation11910783e__manation
exaltation1748493exal_tation
examination2058453examination
excavation2245433ex_cavation
exclamations23104103exclamations
exhalation2046653ex_halation
exhilaration2252523exhilaration
expansion1844443exp_an_sion
expatiation2046833expatiation
expectation2266483expectation
expiation18710423exp__iation
expiration19610713exp_iration
explanatory2352603explanatory
explanting2045223explan_ting
explications2347533explications
exploitation2154703exploitation
explorations2185613explorations
exportation2047443exportation
expunction2143573exp_unction
expurgation2154553expurgation
exultation1747533exul_tation
implantation1653353implantation
placation1339773__placation
planations1238723__planations
plantation1248533__plantation
replantation1445523replantation

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 Filter1786911216330.500357382.0
2DLD Change Limit121633354.96624493.2
3Display Results35350.0331060.6
 (SQL Overall)178691355.49932495.2