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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 “fictional” 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.

57 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
fictional147780(None) 
dictional1268611dictional
factional1478761factional
frictional1546251frictional
fiction122010732fiction__
fictionally1956052fictionally
fictions132410742fiction_s
fissional1245122fissional
fractional1547132fractional
functional15116672functional
sectional1149422sectional
suctional1147682suctional
actinal9312293_acti_nal
affectional1953893affectional
binational1246373binational
bisectional1554643bisectional
citational1266463citational
coitional1148693coitional
diction102313053diction__
dictionally1755983dictionally
dictionary1654593dictionary
dictions111812673diction_s
directional1445443directional
emotional1146663emotional
faction122613333faction__
factionally1946393factionally
factions133013063faction_s
factoidal1543333factoidal
fictionalise1756263fictionalise
fictionality2054613fictionality
fictionalize2665123fictionalize
fictioneer1553123fictioneer
fictionist1558023fictionist
fictionize2454203fictionize
flexional1942473flexional
fluxional1952403fluxional
friction1347913friction__
frictionally2054923frictionally
frictions1448033friction_s
fusional1145073f_usional
junctional19105363junctional
locational1246593locational
missional1146063missional
motional1058673_motional
national8311533_national
nonfictional1754853nonfictional
notional849403_notional
optional1047643_optional
ovational1246853ovational
rational8412543_rational
sectionals1247273sectionals
stational948513stational
tractional1248053tractional
tuitional946053tuitional
vicinal12268543vic_i_nal
visional1146663vi_sional
vocational1546953vocational

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641576.62622433.0
3Display Results57570.0134384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691577.04525364.2
 
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