Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “perturbation” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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61 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 Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
perturbation	16	12	354	(None)
perturbations	17	12	325	1	perturbations
perturbational	18	6	120	2	perturbational
masturbation	16	5	358	3	masturbation
mercuration	15	4	748	3	mercur_ation
parturition	13	5	417	3	partur_ition
perforation	16	4	899	3	perfor_ation
permutation	15	4	747	3	permu_tation
peroration	12	3	1599	3	per_or_ation
cerebration	15	4	791	4	cerebr_ation
conurbation	15	4	746	4	_conurbation
denaturation	13	4	588	4	denatur_ation
deuteration	12	4	910	4	deuter_ation
elutriation	11	4	671	4	_elutriation
eructation	12	4	833	4	_er_uctation
expurgation	21	5	455	4	_expurgation
extirpation	20	8	492	4	_extirpation
intubation	12	4	777	4	_intu_bation
masturbations	17	5	342	4	masturbations
maturation	12	4	951	4	_matur_ation
mensuration	13	4	649	4	mensur_ation
mercurations	16	4	655	4	mercur_ations
obturation	12	9	714	4	_obtur_ation
parturitions	14	5	377	4	partur_itions
pectination	15	4	1033	4	pect_ination
peculation	14	3	1199	4	pe_cu_lation
peltation	11	3	1296	4	pelt___ation
penetration	13	4	989	4	penetr_ation
percolation	15	4	921	4	per_colation
peregrination	16	12	520	4	peregrination
perennation	13	4	808	4	per_ennation
perforations	17	4	785	4	perfor_ations
permeation	14	4	1056	4	per__meation
permutations	16	4	650	4	permu_tations
perorations	13	3	1404	4	per_or_ations
perpetration	16	4	712	4	perpetration
perpetuation	16	5	534	4	perpetuation
personation	13	4	948	4	per_sonation
perspiration	16	5	683	4	perspiration
persuasion	12	9	419	4	persu__asion
perturbable	17	5	223	4	perturba_ble
perturbing	15	4	356	4	perturb__ing
picturization	26	7	498	4	picturization
postulation	13	11	913	4	postu_lation
preformation	19	4	647	4	preformation
prelibation	15	12	866	4	p_relibation
preparation	15	4	927	4	prepar_ation
preservation	17	7	628	4	preservation
probation	13	4	1218	4	p_r__obation
procreation	15	4	794	4	p_rocreation
procuration	15	4	829	4	procur_ation
proration	11	4	1598	4	p_r_or_ation
purgation	12	4	739	4	p___urgation
pustulation	13	11	662	4	pustu_lation
reiteration	11	4	1216	4	reiter_ation
renaturation	12	5	675	4	renatur_ation
restoration	11	4	1209	4	restor_ation
retardation	12	10	686	4	re_tardation
saturation	10	4	980	4	_satur_ation
serration	9	4	1405	4	ser__r_ation
trituration	11	4	665	4	tritur_ation

Search took 10 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	124790	0.140	1276364.3
2	DLD Change Limit	124790	61	9.186	13584.8
3	Display Results	61	61	0.033	1848.5
	(SQL Overall)	178691	61	9.359	19093.0