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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 “halation” 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.

33 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
halation1131385(None) 
alation72920551_alation
halations12312391halations
ablation10312432ablation
alations82518892_alations
chalazion23113722chalazion
chelation1439962chelation
dealation10313002dealation
delation92318082delation
dilation92215462dilation
elation73620452_elation
exhalation2046652exhalation
gelation93014432gelation
himation1339752himation
illation8311942illation
inhalation13107662inhalation
lallation939492lallation
lavation1139972lavation
laxation1538422laxation
malathion1444512malathion
natation81513932natation
oblation1039862oblation
palmation13310222palmation
palpation1339072palpation
relation82619772relation
saltation9312002saltation
salvation1239292salvation
scalation11311072scalation
solation8916152solation
taxation1537992taxation
vacation131911892vacation
vallation1239752vallation
valuation1249972valuation

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.25037248.9
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691333.62349321.3
 
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