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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 “incandescents” 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.

46 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
incandescents186213(None) 
incandescent1763211incandescent_
incandescence1763192incandescence
incandescences1862832incandescences
incandescently2281732incandescently
incandesces1652572incandesce__s
candescent1556293__candescent_
incalescent1554153inca_lescent_
incandesce1552583incandesce___
incandesced1751813incandesce__d
incandescing1851783incandescin_g
candescence1554804__candescence
candescences1654494__candescences
canescent13118764__can_escent_
condescends1753404__condescends
ignescents1373384i__gn_escents
incalescence15113984inca_lescence
incalescences16113504inca_lescences
increscent1446654inc__rescent_
acaulescent1553155_acaulescent_
acescents1345235___a_cescents
calescent13118225__ca_lescent_
condescend1644415__condescen_d
convalescents2062095conva_lescents
crescents1367545__c__rescents
descents112511205_____descents
encasements1547455enca_se_ments
endangerments1772475endangerments
enhancements1954895enhance_ments
evanescent1564105_evan_escent_
ignescent1245205i__gn_escent_
incidences1547135inc_idence__s
incidents1246805inc_id___ents
incitements1556295inc_ite_ments
incompetents1854575incompe_tents
inconscient1555275incon__scient_
inconsequent2363215inconsequent_
inconsistent1464105inconsistent_
inconvenient1764985inconvenient_
increments14410105inc__re_ments
indecent11411275i___nde_cent_
innocents1145315in__n__ocents
intendments1455705intend__ments
intumescent1554035in_tumescent_
iridescent1354295i__ridescent_
recrudescent1762375recrudescent_

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 Limit124790468.47014733.2
3Display Results46460.0133538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691468.87320138.7
 
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