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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 “valiances” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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86 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
valiances148720(None) 
valances1398761val_ances
valiance1397381valiance_
valiancies1545281valiancies
variances14117361variances
alliances11107092alliances
balances1279972bal_ances
dalliances1344262dalliances
radiances1247692radiances
reliances1139622reliances
saliences11108062saliences
valance1269252val_ance_
valanced1475462val_anced
valences1388512val_ences
valiancy1674812valianc_y
valiants1137792valian_ts
valines104520212vali_n_es
variance1397412variance_
abidances1445593_abidances
advances1445613_advances
affiances1745153affiances
aliases7914493_alia_ses
alienees8118653_alienees
alines65735223_ali_n_es
alkanes113812933_alkan_es
alliance1097263alliance_
ambiances1545713ambiances
appliances1643973appliances
avalanches18102843aval_anches
avoidances1643343avoidances
balance11510263bal_ance_
balanced1356513bal_anced
balancer1246603bal_ancer
balancers1345063bal_ancers
calices114321693cali__ces
covariances1853733covariances
dalliance1244203dalliance_
defiances1557033defiances
deviances1566493deviances
faiences1337043fa_iences
fiances12310673__fiances
glances104113143_gl_ances
invariances1653883invariances
kalians11310183kalian__s
laitances1145613laitances
lances84824103__l_ances
lianes63819323__lian_es
malices114316623mali__ces
malignances1652643malignances
malines93625603mali_n_es
militances1445683militances
palaces114216463pal_a_ces
parlances1348953parlances
patiences1367433patiences
pliancies1346673_pliancies
radiance1148123radiance_
radiancies1345273radiancies
reliance10310473reliance_
salience10117903salience_
saliencies1246133saliencies
salines74029413sali_n_es
sapiences13116423sapiences
tarriances1244213tarriances
vacancies1645493va_cancies
vagrancies1644173vagrancies
vahines133410523vahi_n_es
valence1268773val_ence_
valencies1446413val_encies
valiant10314623valian__t
valiantly1544193valiantly
valiantness1452313valiantness
validates1338243validates
validness13125363validness
valine94623093vali_n_e_
valises103516263vali__ses
valuables1442973valuables
valuates112811203valua_tes
variables1444673variables
variants1139203varian_ts
variates111214983varia_tes
varices123313573vari__ces
vibrances1645763vibrances
vicariances1852893vicariances
vigilances1643533vigilances
voidances1544473voidances
volcanoes1443783volcanoes

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641867.48619855.9
3Display Results86860.0302866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691867.93622516.5
 
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