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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 “referenced” 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.

42 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
referenced167686(None) 
reference14810091reference_
references1589351references
reverenced1676311reverenced
deference1578492deference_
deferences1677872deferences
preference1776982preference_
preferences1876182preferences
refenced1438992ref__enced
refereed12149692refere__ed
reverence14710162reverence_
reverencer1575722reverencer
reverences1579172reverences
defenced1537203def__enced
differenced2153463differenced
inference14411033inference_
inferences15410353inferences
recemented1546163recemented
reerected1238613re_erected
refence12312233ref__ence_
refences13311843ref__ences
referee101615753refere__e_
referees111310413refere__es
referencing1744493referencing
referenda1343073referen_da
referendum1661613referendum
referent112813423referen__t
referents12259643referen_ts
referred1297833refer__red
refinanced16144763refinanced
refluence1445853refluence_
refluences1545513refluences
reforested1445393reforested
refreshed1685623ref_reshed
refronted1336063ref_ronted
regreened1145553regreen_ed
rerented92516163r__erented
resentenced1455173resentenced
reserviced1643753reserviced
retrenched1654393re_trenched
reverencers1673323reverencers
reverend12288853reveren__d

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603429.12615406.9
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691429.54818715.0
 
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