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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 “tendency” 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.

54 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
tendency144549(None) 
pendency1646071pendency
tendence1148521tendence
leniency1345312leniency
tangency1444562tangency
tenancy1237502ten_ancy
tendance1147522tendance
tendences1248082tendences
tenderly1245292tenderly
tenpence1246402tenpence
tenpenny1342342tenpenny
ardency1346483_ardency
ascendency18123423ascendency
cadency1545893_cadency
decadency1863673decadency
decency1537453de_cency
dependency1954683dependency
fervency1944383fervency
leadenly1244733leadenly
lenience1048333lenience
pendent10314723penden_t
pendently1546613pendently
pendents1139413pendents
pudency1544763_pudency
pungency1644093pungency
recency1438633re_cency
redeny102712733re_den_y
regency1337363re_gency
renitency1445443renitency
residency1565513residency
sentence1099863sentence
sentiency1445253sentiency
sequency2244493sequency
stridency1543903stridency
tangence1146703tangence
teensy9478273te__ensy
teeny85417883te__en_y
tendances1247573tendances
tended83819483tende__d
tendencies1346343tendencies
tender74121843tende__r
tendered102510603tendered
tenderer9228733tenderer
tenders83719723tende_rs
tending94419163tendin_g
tendon7312033tendon__
tendons8311473tendon_s
tenpences1346543tenpences
tenrec837513tenre_c_
tenrecs936033tenre_cs
tensely1037363tense_ly
tindery11389363tinde_ry
turgency1444833turgency
verdancy1744723verdancy

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162547.84618628.9
3Display Results54540.0134153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691548.27921583.6
 
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