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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 “spense” 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.

59 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
spense8391243(None) 
sense55526821s_ense
speise84614251speise
spence103813791spence
spenses92913571spenses
aspens85013352aspens_
asperse94210662asperse
cense75121402_cense
dense65923502_dense
dispense11129782dispense
expense16127872expense
flense938902flense
lense54523432_lense
mense75025632_mense
opens76118552opens_
pease75231112_pease
peise75825772_peise
pence94924452_pence
penes75839222_penes
penne75423852_penne
pens65649642_pens_
pensee8417312_pensee
perse75429522_perse
scene77220572scen_e
scenes84520352scenes
seise54727852s_eise
sene46848052s_en_e
sensa54117472s_ensa
sensed73918162s_ensed
sensei64712592s_ensei
senses63923942s_enses
sente56432882s_ente
skene96118122sken_e
skenes104616632skenes
spans74528732spans_
sparse84516342sparse
speans85417142speans_
specie10412222specie
specs96916672specs_
speises93813932speises
speiss84311642speiss
spencer113610972spencer
spences113413922spences
spend85619332spen_d
spender103713692spender
spends94714472spends
spendy124911142spendy
spent75532832spen_t
spews105015922spews_
sphene113412402sphen_e
sphenes123013162sphenes
spine76534422spin_e
spines85132032spines
spinose937942spinose
spins75327982spins_
sponge939662sponge
spouse84112512spouse
suspense10135742suspense
tense55225842_tense

Search took 6 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 Filter178691825510.763234195.3
2DLD Change Limit82551595.00016510.2
3Display Results59590.0163687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691595.77930920.7
 
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