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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 “extortion” 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.

56 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
extortion164672(None) 
extortions1746471extortions
exertion15310082ex_ertion
exsertion1646852exsertion
extorting1746762extorting
extortioner1852652extortioner
extortive1945142extortive
retortion949672retortion
abortion1048103_abortion
apportion1347003apportion
contortion1248663contortion
distortion1146693distortion
emotion9711303e_mo_tion
entropion11106283entropion
exaction1738953ex_action
exception2046853exception
excerption2145063excerption
excoriation2048433excoriation
excretion1846713excretion
excursion1844613excursion
execration1949833execration
execution1846303execution
exemption2064943exemption
exertions1639763ex_ertions
exhortation2145023exhortation
exhorting2045733exhorting
expiation18710423expiation
expiration19610713expiration
exploration2066713exploration
exportation2047443exportation
exporting1937323exporting
exposition1947163exposition
exsection1847493exsection
exsertions1746743exsertions
exsolution1743763exsolution
extension1646293extension
exterior1547373exter_ior
extinction1944773extinction
extirpation2084923extirpation
extort13513973extort___
extorted1636233extort_ed
extorter1546513extort_er
extorters1645763extorters
extortionary2262693extortionary
extortionate1962933extortionate
extortioners1952063extortioners
extortionist1975313extortionist
extorts1447753extort__s
extraction1967983extraction
extrusion1645253extrusion
exudation1787693exudation
portion9615493__portion
restoration11412093restoration
retorsion946503retorsion
retortions1049143retortions
torsion7310803__torsion

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641567.25320493.7
3Display Results56560.0134307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691567.66923300.4
 
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