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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 “precautionary” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

72 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
precautionary206226(None) 
cautionary1553923___cautionary
precaution1447243precaution___
precautions1546553precaution__s
probationary1953223proba_tionary
reactionary1653693_re_actionary
elocutionary1762374eloc_utionary
lectionary1554824_lec__tionary
petitionary1653764p_e_titionary
precatory1649114preca_t_o__ry
previsionary2083304pre_visionary
recaution1148094_recaution___
recautioned1483184_recaution_ed
recautioning1553764_recautioning
recautions1247814_recaution__s
recessionary1753064_recessionary
reflationary1872614_reflationary
revolutionary1963494_revolutionary
secretionary1752434_secretionary
ablutionary1652275__ablutionary
accretionary1961445_accretionary
cautioner1145395___cautioner_
cautioners1244715___cautioners
coevolutionary22102385coevolutionary
conclusionary2062105conclusionary
concretionary2062865concretionary
deflationary1952275_deflationary
delusionary1552505_de_lusionary
devolutionary2062985devolutionary
dictionary1654595_dic__tionary
discretionary1962275discretionary
evolutionary1853325_evolutionary
exclusionary2462245_exclusionary
executioner2072615exec_utioner_
executioners2172195exec_utioners
functionary1953755func__tionary
illocutionary1861315illocutionary
inflationary1852745infla_tionary
libationary1672165_liba_tionary
pecuniary1652615p_ec_uni__ary
pensionary1554365p_e__nsionary
perceptional1854905perceptiona_l
practitioner1651895practitioner_
practitioners1761575practitioners
precariously1954135preca_riously
precasting15169835precasti_n__g
preceptory1945485precept_o__ry
precessional1655125precessiona_l
preclusion1445215preclusion___
preclusions1544665preclusion__s
precursory1752055prec_urso__ry
predation12313465preda_tion___
predations13812155preda_tion__s
predatory1547705preda_t_o__ry
prefatory1746685prefa_t_o__ry
preliminary1852675pre_limi_nary
premaxillary266945prema_xillary
prevocational2054015prevoca_tiona_l
probational1547085proba_tiona_l
probationally2054095proba_tionally
probationer1563775proba_tioner_
probationers1662575proba_tioners
provisionary2073245pr_ovisionary
questionary2352975que__stionary
redactional1454355_redactiona_l
relational1047715_rela_tiona_l
relationally1555075_rela_tionally
reversionary1852065_reversionary
revisionary1773525_re_visionary
stationary1354155__sta_tionary
traditionary1663155tr_aditionary
unrevolutionary2171685unrevolutionary

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790729.17013608.5
3Display Results72720.0461565.2
 (SQL Overall)178691729.62218571.1
 
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