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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 “deference” 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.

47 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
deference157849(None) 
deferences1677871deferences
reference14810091reference
defence1339892def__ence
deferent122712872deferen_t
deferents13269392deferents
deterrence1345622deterrence
difference1955022difference
inference14411032inference
preference1776982preference
referenced1676862referenced
references1589352references
reverence14710162reverence
adherence1564893adherence
coherence1676943coherence
conference1799013conference
decadence1555593decadence
defeasance1652543defeasance
defenced1537203def__enced
defences1439633def__ences
defense1137503def__ense
deferment151210303defermen_t
deferments16128583deferments
defiance1477633def_iance
deforce13267243defor__ce
dependence1646593dependence
desinence1257503desinence
detergency1754183detergency
deterrences1455183deterrences
differenced2153463differenced
differences2054913differences
divergence1754973divergence
emergence14136613_emergence
inferences15410353inferences
inherence1449273inherence
preferences1876183preferences
refence12312233ref__ence
referee101615753refere__e
referenda1343073referenda
referent112813423referen_t
referents12259643referents
refluence1445853refluence
reverenced1676313reverenced
reverencer1575723reverencer
reverences1579173reverences
severance1447333severance
vehemence1943603vehemence

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641476.50022867.8
3Display Results47470.0301566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691476.95325699.8
 
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