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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 “expropriation” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

36 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
expropriation245399(None) 
expropriations2553321expropriations
appropriation1653822appropriation
expropriating2553242expropriating
expropriator2363012expropriat_or
appropriations1763173appropriations
excoriation2048433ex_co_riation
expatriation2154333exp_atriation
exploration2066713explo_r_ation
exportation2047443exp_o_rtation
expropriate2253783expropriat__e
expropriated2452993expropriat_ed
expropriates23103403expropriat_es
expropriators2462893expropriators
appropriating1783494appropriating
appropriative1963024appropriative
appropriator1563594appropriat_or
eutrophication2161924eutrophication
excoriations2147524ex_co_riations
excruciation23123314excr_uciation
exfoliation2145254ex_fo_liation
exhortation2145024ex_ho_rtation
expatiation2046834exp__atiation
expatriations2253764exp_atriations
expiation18710424ex___p_iation
expiration19610714exp__ir_ation
exploitation2154704explo_itation
explorations2185614explo_r_ations
exportations2146654exp_o_rtations
exposition1947164exp_o_si_tion
expurgation2154554exp__urgation
extrapolation2263664extrapolation
procreation1547954__procreation
propagation1646444__propagation
propitiation1656914__propitiation
proration11415984__pro_r_ation

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 Filter178691950240.1261418182.5
2DLD Change Limit95024365.09318657.8
3Display Results36360.0331090.9
 (SQL Overall)178691365.25234023.4
 
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