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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 “subtraction” 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.

28 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
subtraction154562(None) 
subtractions1645371subtractions
subtracting1645272subtracting
subtractive1854662subtractive
abstraction1545883abstraction
attraction1276953_attraction
contraction15411243contraction
detraction13138583_detraction
distraction1449113distraction
extraction1967983_extraction
lustration1048353lustra_tion
protraction1547213protraction
retraction121310533_retraction
striction1148983s__triction
subduction1544683sub_duction
subjection2165973sub_jection
subjunction2253333subjunction
sublation11311013sub_la_tion
subornation1346493subornation
subreption1445823sub_reption
subsection1496783sub_section
substation1248993substa_tion
subtract1249583subtract___
subtracted1565003subtract_ed
subtracter1454623subtract_er
subtracters1573803subtracters
subtracts1346363subtract__s
traction10412683___traction

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 Limit121633285.09323882.4
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.51532400.9
 
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