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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 “evanescence” 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.

46 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
evanescence185363(None) 
evanescences1953231evanescences
evanescent1564102evanescen_t
candescence1554803_candescence
coalescence1455093coalescence
evanesce1363133evanes___ce
evanesced1562433evanesce__d
evanesces1463183evanesce__s
evanescing1652343evanescin_g
excrescence2153733excrescence
juvenescence2662343juvenescence
opalescence1753753opalescence
senescence14136073_senescence
virescence17134863_virescence
adolescence1653854adolescence
candescences1654494_candescences
canescent13118764_canescen_t
coalescences1554214coalescences
convalescence19132494convalescence
detumescence19102764detumescence
ensconce1244714e__n_sconce
ethnoscience1961494ethnoscience
excrescences2253444excrescences
excrescency2452414excrescency
florescence1884414florescence
incalescence15113984incalescence
incandescence1763194incandescence
iridescence1693694iridescence
juvenescences2762084juvenescences
luminescence1872764luminescence
nascence1256184___nascence
nescience1356374___nescience
opalescences1853094opalescences
pearlescence1863194pearlescence
pubescence1854764_pubescence
putrescence17114274putrescence
quiescence2354434_quiescence
rejuvenescence2871204rejuvenescence
reminiscence1862934reminiscence
renascence1455324_renascence
reviviscence22162184reviviscence
senescences15135564_senescences
transience12128434tran_sience
tumescence1654564_tumescence
turgescence1653074turgescence
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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819468.34317837.6
3Display Results46460.0162875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691468.79520317.3
 
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