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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 “precautions” 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.

51 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
precautions154655(None) 
precaution1447241precaution_
recautions1247811_recautions
preclusions1544662preclusions
predations13812152preda_tions
recaution1148092_recaution_
arcuations1249343ar_cuations
cautions103313183___cautions
creations112614543cre_a_tions
cremations14410713crema_tions
crenations12511693crena_tions
deprecations1748563depreca_tions
erections112515213erec__tions
executions1946393exec_utions
imprecations1846273impreca_tions
incautions1245973_incautions
overcautions1755263overcautions
perceptions1798193perceptions
persecutions1654793persec_utions
placations1438583placa_tions
plications14310493plica_tions
precarious1445503preca_rious
precasting15169833precasti_ng
precautionary2062263precautionary
precessions1548553precessions
precisions1449373prec_isions
preclusion1445213preclusion_
predation12313463preda_tion_
predications17411183predica_tions
predictions1649653predictions
preemptions17134853preemptions
prelections151210473prelections
prelusions1256373pre_lusions
prenotions1248293pre_notions
preoptions1447643pre_options
preparations1648313preparations
preportions1548263preportions
preunions1146483pre__unions
preventions1648533preventions
privations15310103priva_tions
proactions1449343pr_oactions
probations14311083proba_tions
pronations12314033prona_tions
prorations12314463prora_tions
prosecutions1645613prosec_utions
reactions11711713_re_actions
recautioned1483183_recautioned
receptions1449743_receptions
reclusions1246243_reclusions
redactions1359133_redactions
relations92418333_rela_tions

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121633514.73325698.9
3Display Results51510.0331545.5
 (SQL Overall)178691515.17234549.7
 
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