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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 “defervescence” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

41 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
defervescence246171(None) 
defervescences2561561defervescences
effervescence26221982effervescence
effervescences27211823effervescences
deference1578494defer____ence
deliquescence2761714deliquescence
detumescence19102764de_tumescence
effervescent2361644effervescen_t
excrescence2153734_excr_escence
pearlescence1863194pe_arlescence
arborescence1862855arbor_escence
concrescence1484505concr_escence
decrescendo1751345de_cr_escendo
decrescent1545645de_cr_escen_t
defeasance1652545defe__as_ance
deferences1677875defer_ence__s
dehiscence1854385d__e_hiscence
deliquescences2871445deliquescences
deterrence1345625deter___rence
detumescences20122445de_tumescences
effervesce2161685efferves___ce
effervesced2381325effervesce__d
effervescently287945effervescently
effervesces2261735effervesce__s
effervescing2491175effervescin_g
efflorescence2362075efflorescence
evanescence1853635_e_vanescence
excrescences2253445_excr_escences
excrescency2452415_excr_escency
florescence1884415__florescence
fluorescence19103515fluor_escence
inflorescence2062265inflorescence
juvenescence2662345juve_nescence
pearlescences1962855pe_arlescences
putrescence17114275_putr_escence
recrudescence1762125recrudescence
reference14810095refer____ence
reviviscence22162185re_viviscence
senescence14136075__se_nescence
turgescence1653075__turgescence
virescence17134865__vir_escence

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790417.97015657.5
3Display Results41410.0301366.7
 (SQL Overall)178691418.39021298.1
 
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