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

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

29 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
septentrions147220(None) 
septentrion1392301septentrion_
septentrional1581282septentrional
detentions11148803de_tent_ions
retentions101611113re_tent_ions
sententious11104183sentent_ious
septenaries1375353septenari_es
septenarius1392733septenari_us
abstentions1364364abstent_ions
attentions1045984_attent_ions
centenarians1453744centenarians
contentions13412094content_ions
depletions1355744deple_t_ions
detections131410044de_tect_ions
detention10169544de_tent_ion_
distentions12178844distent_ions
extensions1746134_exten_sions
intentions10411404_intent_ions
repetitions1378024repetit_ions
repletions1247474reple_t_ions
retention91611484re_tent_ion_
secretions12117854secre_t_ions
segmentations1655594segmentations
selections12310874se_lect_ions
separations1369274separat_ions
septenarii1252124septenari__i
septillions1352724sept_illions
subventions1674844subvent_ions
sustentations1354784sustentations

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790297.43616781.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.85822740.0
 
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