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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 “pubescent” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

27 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
pubescent154544(None) 
rubescent1345831rubescent
albescent1345462albescent
pubescence1854762pubescence
putrescent1465212putrescent
quiescent2055702quiescent
rufescent1444862rufescent
tumescent1345412tumescent
acescent1248013_acescent
calescent13118223calescent
canescent13118763canescent
crescent12711053_crescent
descent102616293__descent
frutescent1553563frutescent
ignescent1245203ignescent
opalescent1454743opalescent
percent113520603p__ercent
precent113520263p_re_cent
prepubescent20142423prepubescent
prescient13411323p_rescient
present94022733p_res_ent
puberulent1452883puberulent
pubescences1954283pubescences
senescent1167793senescent
subjacent2044943subjacent
turgescent1353483turgescent
virescent1445883virescent

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.656272394.8
2DLD Change Limit148641276.32623496.8
3Display Results27270.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691276.98225593.1
 
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