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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 “differences” 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.

66 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
differences205491(None) 
difference1955021difference_
differenced2153461differenced
deferences1677872d_eferences
diffidences2153172diffidences
indifferences2262812indifferences
inferences15410362_inferences
conferences1898813conferences
deference1578493d_eference_
differencing2252633differencing
different1646183differen__t
differentia1863543differentia
differently2193843differently
differentness2062383differentness
diffidence2053183diffidence_
divergences1874493di_vergences
indifference2162913indifference_
indifferencies2362483indifferencies
inference14411033_inference_
inherences1568973_inherences
preferences1876193preferences
references1589353_references
sufferances1953373sufferances
adherences1664884_adherences
afferents1546014_afferen_ts
affluences18103364_affluences
coherences1787044_coherences
conference1799014conference_
conferrences19106074conferrences
defences1439634d___efences
deferents13269394d_eferen_ts
deterrences1455184deterrences
diaereses1045594di_aere_ses
diereses938694di__ere_ses
differed1635524differ___ed
differentiae1963154differentiae
differential1963704differential
differentials2063134differentials
differentiates2172654differentiates
differing1746484differin__g
differs14339974differ____s
diffracts1843234diff_r_acts
diffuseness1852704diffuseness
diligences1444334di_ligences
disservices17122994disservices
dissidences15164134dissidences
divalences16114774di_valences
divergence1754974di_vergence_
divergencies1963574di_vergencies
divulgences1852454divulgences
efferents1545334_efferen_ts
effervesces2261734_effervesces
effluences18103794_effluences
florences1446894__florences
indifferency2462114indifferenc_y
influences1545664_influences
inherence1449274_inherence_
inherencies1656474_inherencies
iterances1148914_i_terances
misreferences20102094misreferences
offences1645024_off__ences
preference1776984preference_
reference14810094_reference_
referenced1676864_referenced
reverences1579174_reverences
sufferance1853424sufferance_

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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819668.95316622.2
3Display Results66660.0461434.8
 (SQL Overall)178691669.43918931.1
 
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