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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 “population” 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.

79 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
population1481002(None) 
copulation141111951copulation
populations15148711populations
copulations151111112copulations
depopulation1765062depopulation
lobulation1247232lobulation
modulation13147932modulation
morulation12148902morulation
nodulation11127992nodulation
ovulation1238982_ovulation
peculation14311992peculation
populating1547662populating
populational1654412populational
postulation13119132postulation
repopulation1656102repopulation
sporulation1346402sporulation
adulation10311013_adulation
ambulation1447873ambulation
amputation1447343amputation
angulation1149553angulation
annulation1068953annulation
coagulation1447273coagulation
collation11313993co_llation
compilation1749313compilation
computation1748713computation
conflation15412083conflation
copulating1549373copulating
copulative1747293copulative
cumulation1448173cumulation
depilation13312033depilation
depopulations1844493depopulations
deputation1339393deputation
emulation11312393_emulation
epilation11312963_epilation
formulation1646363formulation
imputation1447123imputation
inoculation1358713inoculation
insulation10311663insulation
lobulations1346213lobulations
maculation14510983maculation
modulations14147263modulations
morulations13148163morulations
nodulations12147003nodulations
oblation1039863_o_blation
operation11314003_operation
osculation1249673osculation
ovulations1337973_ovulations
peculations15310283peculations
pixilation1945913pixilation
pollution1146003po_llution
popularise1445423popularise
popularity1754683popularity
popularize2345683popularize
populate122812093populat__e
populated14228803populat_ed
populates132710673populat_es
postulations14127733postulations
potation101716783po__tation
procuration1548293procuration
promulgation17123243promulgation
propagation1646443propagation
propulsion1453853propul_sion
pullulation1343343pullulation
pulsation1137143__pulsation
pupation1269503__pupation
pustulation13116623pustulation
regulation11312053regulation
repopulations1765333repopulations
reputation12411883reputation
simulation1269583simulation
solation8916153so__lation
speculation1547543speculation
spiculation1547033spiculation
sporulations1445683sporulations
stipulation1356333stipulation
subpopulation1962663subpopulation
tabulation1247813tabulation
ululation938093_ululation
undulation1147103undulation

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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603795.54625352.1
3Display Results79790.0302633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691796.01629702.6
 
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