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

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

47 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
nancies9351684(None) 
fancies124018781fancies
nances83618641nanc_es
nannies73015201nannies
bandies104124862bandies
banties94324762banties
candies104125612candies
dances95120652danc_es
dandies94121442dandies
facies113921592fa_cies
fancied133310602fancied
fancier123412062fancier
fanciers13358082fanciers
fanciest133612712fanciest
fannies103415642fannies
farcies125317882farcies
hances115621282hanc_es
hankies143617762hankies
infancies1446972infancies
lances84824102lanc_es
lanciers10308542lanciers
manches143818622manches
naches114622412na_ches
nacres85614452na_cres
nance74721842nanc_e_
nandins8312002nandins
nankins1159052nankins
nannie63713222nannie_
nappies114613402nappies
nasties73520492nasties
navies95218622na_vies
navvies1335322navvies
ninnies73713612ninnies
nonces84418832nonc_es
nuances938522nuanc_es
nuncios937112nuncios
nuncles939842nuncles
pandies104224502pandies
pansies94521982pansies
panties94230932panties
rances84625442ranc_es
ranches123620112ranches
randies84225662randies
sanies63031952san_ies
tansies74521242tansies
tenancies1149172tenancies
zanies153219672zan_ies

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671472.95336461.6
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691473.34253468.3
 
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