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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 “occasion” 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.

47 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
occasion124421(None) 
occasions1344061occasions
moccasin1443642moccasi_n
occasional1453372occasional
occasioned1572152occasioned
occlusion1343972occlusion
abrasion1046623abrasion
accession1345233accession
acrasin9311223acrasi_n
basion84315853__basion
camion103917193__camion
casino84317553__casino
cation83925503__cation
cession939813_cession
clarion9311663_clarion
classon937693_classon
coaction12310773coaction
cocain101315013coca_i_n
cohesion1347283cohesion
conation101420883conation
concision1348493concision
corrasion1146483corrasion
cycasin1445903cycasi_n
decision1148523decision
eclosion1046893eclosion
erasion7311963_erasion
evasion1036753_evasion
excision1746273excision
incision1047603incision
invasion11115473invasion
location102113913location
moccasins1543243moccasins
nasion63914083__nasion
oblation1039863oblation
occasioning1652513occasioning
occlusions1443713occlusions
occupation1645183occupation
octagon1045243octa_gon
omission1046533omission
oration71617713o_ration
ovation101510023o_vation
recision10310273recision
scansion1045693scansion
scission1045563scission
suasion739363_suasion
vacation131911893vacation
vocation132311983vocation

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 Filter1786911461620.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit146162477.22020244.0
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691477.68623248.9
 
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