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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 “sithence” 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.

34 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
sithence134479(None) 
silence9310212si_lence
sithens1039382sithen_s
sixpence1943542sixpence
thence112010842__thence
ethene93312923_ethen_e
hence104920043___hence
licence11119363li_cence
outfence1356973outfence
patience1247523patience
pittance1246113pittance
potence11711363pot_ence
salience10117903salience
saphenae1344853saphenae
sapience12106613sapience
science1138783s_cience
sentence1099863sentence
sentience1147663sentience
sequence1946903sequence
silenced1136273si_lenced
silencer1036293si_lencer
silences10310073si_lences
since75024173si___nce
sirvente1145023sirvente
sitten64113823sitten__
sixpences2043633sixpences
spence103813793s__pence
sphene113412403s_phen_e
stance84316913s_t_ance
stench114111163s_t_ench
sthenia1058503s_thenia
sthenic1268903s_thenic
violence1345713violence
whence14187923__whence

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit146162347.92018454.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691348.35921377.1
 
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