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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 “sconces” 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.

33 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
sconces11381145(None) 
sconce104711721sconce_
sconced12359171sconced
scones84521301scon_es
conches144019812_conches
conchs134714902_conchs
cones76457422_con_es
conges94928172_conges
conies84338592_conies
contes84432912_contes
ensconces1344742ensconces
icones84616382icon_es
nonces84418832_nonces
ponces104720842_ponces
scenes84520352scen_es
sciences1238772sciences
scoleces1237082scoleces
scolices1238732scolices
scone74621832scon_e_
scooches15188412scooches
scopes104719592sco_pes
scorches15189152scorches
scores84725922sco_res
scotches15179472scotches
scouses93313242scouses
seances93015342seances
secondes1138132secondes
sondes74922872s_ondes
sones55444142s_on_es
spences113413922spences
sponges10311042sponges
stances93715962stances
stones65130032ston_es

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671333.59629941.9
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.99944683.9
 
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