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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 “floatation” 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.

31 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
floatation134468(None) 
floatations1444101floatations
flotation1267811flo_tation
flirtation1354822flirtation
floriation1367792floriation
flotations1366872flo_tations
bloviation1544003bloviation
clavation1447003cl_avation
coaptation1448343_coaptation
dilatation1147393dilatation
dotation91412733_do_tation
elongation1145353elongation
fetation11613143f__etation
flirtations14104263flirtations
floriations1476913floriations
fluctuation1653073fluctuation
foliation121110793f_oliation
formation1439423f_ormation
lactation11310813_lactation
lavation1139973_l_avation
laxation1538423_l_axation
lobation102110553_lo_bation
location102113913_lo_cation
natation81513933__natation
notation81414603_no_tation
placation1339773pl_acation
planation11310123pl_anation
plantation1248533plantation
potation101716783_po_tation
quotation18146973quo_tation
rotation81615453_ro_tation

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603315.79624258.6
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691316.23228673.1
 
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