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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 “conferences” 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.

39 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
conferences189881(None) 
conference1799011conference_
conferrences19106071conferrences
coherences1787042co_herences
conferees14610622confere__es
conferrence1896572conferrence_
confidences1946632confidences
confluences1855102confluences
convergences20146252convergences
inferences15410362_inferences
coherence1676943co_herence_
coherencies1884773co_herencies
competences1956373competences
concurrences1554403concurrences
condolences1655293condolences
conferee13613733confere__e_
conferencing2053853conferencing
conferencings2161803conferencings
conferments1848323confermen_ts
conferrees1546103confer_rees
confidence1847063confidence_
confluence1755343confluence_
conformances21104093conformances
confreres1448033conf_re_res
congruences1655013congruences
consciences1447023consciences
consequences2554853consequences
continences1588583continences
conveniences1986313conveniences
convergence19116543convergence_
convergencies21143903convergencies
conversances1975723conversances
conveyances2185203conveyances
deferences1677873_deferences
differences2054913differences
inference14411033_inference_
inherences1568973_inherences
preferences1876193preferences
references1589353_references

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633394.71625791.6
3Display Results39390.0331181.8
 (SQL Overall)178691395.13934771.6
 
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