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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 “sanctioned” 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.

30 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
sanctioned134390(None) 
auctioned1244952_auctioned
functioned1643992functioned
sanctified1644292sanctified
sanction1049532sanction__
sanctions1138872sanction_s
sectioned1246522s_ectioned
stanchioned1752232stanchioned
suctioned1245282s_uctioned
unsanctioned1551502unsanctioned
actioner1048663_a_ctioner
bastioned1246863ba_stioned
cantoned111411523can_t_oned
captioned1445763ca_ptioned
cautioned1245363ca_utioned
fractioned1644613fractioned
mentioned1246833men_tioned
munitioned1353943munitioned
rationed9410093ra__tioned
sanctifier1553493sanctifier
sanctifies1554983sanctifies
sanctimonies1652203sanctimonies
sanctimony1751643sanctimon_y
sanctioning1453993sanctioning
sanctities1247553sanctities
sanitised10147353saniti_sed
sanitized19138173saniti_zed
stationed1046143s_tationed
vacationed1643423vacationed
wantoned12117223wan_t_oned

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603306.86020496.1
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.27924548.8
 
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