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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 “ethene” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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

31 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
ethene9331292(None) 
ethane94613241ethane
ethenes103313871ethenes
ethyne12407151ethyne
achene11313812achene
eocene8311612eocene
ephebe1336062ephebe
esthete1047432esthete
eterne6311722eterne
ethanes103713512ethanes
ether84518772ethe_r
ethers94518412ethers
ethylene1444232ethylene
ethynes13377572ethynes
etwee84115332etwe_e
ketene106613002ket_ene
menthene1347032menthene
methane123211792methane
retene69224272ret_ene
sphene113412402sphene
thane86122532_thane
thebe107515432_thebe
thee78039062_the_e
theine94814922_theine
theme105921732_theme
then78429692_then_
thence112010842_thence
thens85921832_thens
there87527392_there
these86519012_these
thine85026862_thine

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551312.84329036.6
3Display Results31310.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691313.18656086.3
 
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