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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 “adolescences” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

36 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
adolescences175361(None) 
adolescence1653851adolescence_
adolescents1453302adolescen_ts
adolescent1355143adolescen__t
adolescently1862193adolescently
arborescences1962463arborescences
coalescences1554213coalescences
florescences1993883florescences
obsolescences1962313obsolescences
opalescences1853093opalescences
preadolescences2291843preadolescences
acquiescences2562154acquiescences
adherences1664884ad_he_rences
adjacences2282494ad__jacences
advertences1754054ad_vertences
arborescence1862854arborescence_
candescences1654494candescences
coalescence1455094coalescence_
dehiscences1953934_dehiscences
evanescences1953234evanescences
excrescences2253444excrescences
florescence1884414florescence_
fluorescences2083234fluorescences
incalescences16113504incalescences
iridescences1793354iridescences
obsolescence1862614obsolescence_
opalescence1753754opalescence_
pearlescences1962854pearlescences
preadolescence2192014preadolescence_
pubescences1954284_pubescences
putrescences18113884putrescences
quiescences2454214_quiescences
senescences15135564_senescences
tumescences1754154_tumescences
turgescences1752844turgescences
virescences18134544_virescences

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790367.59316434.9
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691367.99922339.2
 
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