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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 “ovations” 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.

36 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
ovations1114926(None) 
novations12139001novations
orations81515801orations
ovation101510021ovation_
alations82518892alations
aviations12311552aviations
cations94524142_cations
conations111318902conations
donations101112352donations
dotations101411632dotations
elations83719122elations
enations83316902enations
evasions1136542evasions
iodations1039112iodations
kations114013662_kations
lavations1238972lavations
lobations11219612lobations
locations112512742locations
nations74720562_nations
notations91512972notations
novation111710012novation_
oblations1139372oblations
obviations1545462obviations
options93810602o_ptions
oration71617712oration_
ovational1246852ovational
ovulations1337972ovulations
potations111615072potations
rations74123432_rations
rogations101510822rogations
rotations91613842rotations
solations9814622solations
solvations1336832solvations
stations82415222stations
vocations141911422vocations
zonations18139312zonations

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 Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059363.50034588.3
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691363.90645747.8
 
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