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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 “defences” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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176 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
defences143963(None) 
defence1339891defence_
defenced1537201defenced
defenses1237911defenses
refences13311841refences
decencies1448942decencies
defaces133213402def_aces
defects134511522defe_cts
defended1437222defended
defender1337292defender
defenders1436362defenders
defends12358772defen_ds
defense1137502defense_
defensed1336222defensed
deferences1677872deferences
defiances1557032defiances
defines114118682defin_es
deforces14248402deforces
detentes92712872detentes
fences114617112__fences
offences1645022offences
refence12312232refence_
refenced1438992refenced
unfences1337932unfences
absences1247673absences
adherences1664883adherences
bedunces1345513bedunces
cadences1338473cadences
credences1498143credences
dances95120653d__ances
deafened1335853deafen_ed
deafens11317253deafen__s
debones103315113debon_es
decadences1665143decadences
decanes103118913decan_es
deceases11410153deceases
deceives1437903deceives
decency1537453decenc_y
decenter112412163decenter
decenters122410373decenters
decentest1249083decentest
decentres12238523decentres
deduces1168793de_duces
deface123113863def_ace_
defaced142910973def_aced
defacer132810363def_acer
defacers14237993def_acers
defames132812253def_ames
defanged1435433defanged
defangs1235363defan_gs
defeasances1752283defeasances
defeated132812163defeated
defeater122611663defeater
defeaters13289103defeaters
defeats113511233defe_ats
defecates1538593defecates
defect124816173defe_c_t
defected15289973defected
defenceman1851653defenceman
defencemen1852613defencemen
defencing16226693defencing
defend113910493defen__d
defensives1743873defensives
deference1578493deference_
deferred13106363deferred
deferrer12135593deferrer
deferrers13115153deferrers
defers105116943defe__rs
defiance1477633defiance_
defies104624053def__ies
defiles114016843def_iles
define104718143defin_e_
defined123813823defin_ed
definer114413773defin_er
definers124211193definers
definiens1345303definiens
deflates123013943deflates
deflects14336733deflects
defocus1335283def_ocus
deforce13267243deforce_
deforced15247373deforced
deforcer14246903deforcer
deforcers15265503deforcers
defrocks1844113defrocks
deftness1236303deftness
defunct1345773defunc_t
defunded1435163defunded
defunds12376753defun_ds
defuses114814593def_uses
defuzes20398303def_uzes
degender1136893degender
degenders1236083degenders
dehisces1464713dehisces
deices94119373d__eices
dejects17389223deje_cts
deleaves1248063deleaves
deletes83117933dele_tes
demented12311273demented
dements103016623demen_ts
demerges12129503demerges
demesnes1137083demesnes
denes65639723d__en_es
denies74729643d__enies
denounces1245413denounces
depended1337983depended
depends11348993depen_ds
depones103717093depon_es
deranges1039973deranges
deserves12109893deserves
desexes1537833dese_xes
desinences1347213desinences
detects104011093dete_cts
detente83313603detente_
detents83615153deten_ts
deterges101510093deterges
detinues9569823detinues
deuces94015513d__euces
deviances1566493deviances
devices133212583de_vices
devoices14307413devoices
dezinced2183903dezinced
dezincs1933753dezinc_s
dienes75719903d_ien_es
doyennes1244363doyennes
drenches14309803d_renches
duendes938193d_uendes
dunces95215753d__unces
durances1158683durances
effaces15277273_effaces
essences1047563essences
evinces1237803_evinces
faiences1337043faiences
feces105625363__fe_ces
fence105319913__fence_
fenced124412713__fenced
fencer114613533__fencer
fencers123810623__fencers
ketenes114813503keten_es
leniences1148143leniences
licences12129323licences
lucences12137313lucences
mergences14137553mergences
offence1545353offence_
offenses1443833offenses
outfences1456463outfences
penances12312443penances
potences12710693potences
presences132113793presences
pretences132312613pretences
recencies13312253recencies
redenies9615713redenies
refaces123216743ref_aces
refects124012743refe_cts
referees111310413referees
references1589353references
refines105426343refin_es
refluences1545513refluences
regencies1249283regencies
retenes76324623reten_es
revenges1238983revenges
revenues1138663revenues
sciences1238773sciences
seances93015343se_ances
sentences11610303sentences
sequences2067013sequences
serenes73222903seren_es
silences10310073silences
spences113413923_spences
tendences1248083tendences
tenpences1346543tenpences
unfence1239193unfence_
unfenced1437733unfenced
valences1388513valences
venenes102712133venen_es
vergences15128063vergences
weenies102915093we_enies

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 Filter1786911461620.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit1461621768.98316271.0
3Display Results1761760.0762315.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911769.52918752.3
 
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