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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 “pearlescent” 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.

43 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
pearlescent155350(None) 
pearlescence1863192pearlescence
acaulescent1553153acaulescent
calescent13118223_ca_lescent
coalescent1496653coa_lescent
decrescent1545643decr_escent
opalescent1454743opa_lescent
pearlescences1962853pearlescences
preadolescent1862263preadolescent
putrescent1465213putr_escent
acescent1248014__a_cescent
adolescent1355144_adolescent
albescent1345464__albescent
candescent1556294_candescent
canescent13118764_ca_nescent
crescent12711054__cr_escent
detumescent1672974detumescent
evanescent1564104_evanescent
excrescent2154614_excrescent
florescent1545674flor_escent
glabrescent1652014glabrescent
incalescent1554154incalescent
increscent1446654incr_escent
obsolescent1562784obsolescent
paleocene1345004p_a_leocene
parliament1454654p_arliament
pearlashes1543264pearlashe_s
pearliest1139364pearl__iest
peartest10311304peartes___t
percent113520604pe_r___cent
persistent1246034pe_rsistent
preadolescents1971634preadolescents
precent113520264p__r_e_cent
prepubescent20142424prepubescent
prescient13411324p__r_escient
present94022734p__r_es_ent
pubescent1545444p__ubescent
reascent10411984rea___scent
recrudescent1762374recrudescent
represent11410074repr_es_ent
senescent1167794se__nescent
turgescent1353484_turgescent
virescent1445884_vir_escent

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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819438.62617252.4
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691439.07619688.3
 
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