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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 “faction” 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.

46 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
faction12261333(None) 
action84719681_action
factions133013061factions
fiction122010731fiction
fraction1359481fraction
paction112713961paction
taction93213021taction
actin74922552_acti_n
actinon9459462_actinon
actions94218512_actions
auction93412932auction
bastion9312472bastion
caption113513692caption
cation83925502ca_tion
caution93013522caution
coaction12310772coaction
diction102313052diction
exaction1738952exaction
factional1478762factional
factious13239242factious
factoid1338692factoid
factor11911462fact_or
falchion1644342falchion
fanion94514322fa_nion
fashion1337842fashion
fictions132410742fictions
flection13239562flection
fractions1449102fractions
friction1347912friction
function1337842function
inaction1039622inaction
kation104315682ka_tion
lection92614862lection
nation64322802na_tion
olfaction1464232olfaction
pactions122613502pactions
ration64226012ra_tion
reaction10612602reaction
ruction93611612ruction
sanction1049532sanction
section92515662section
suction93713042suction
tactions102912422tactions
traction10412682traction
unction9310662unction
vacation131911892vacation

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671463.22033438.2
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691463.62649280.5
 
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