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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 “fennec” 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.

33 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
fennec1132691(None) 
fennecs12305691fennecs
fennel9429471fennel
benne76521122benne_
bennes86019012bennes
bennet84823362bennet
denned84215632denned
fanned104117472fanned
fanner94218182fanner
fence105319912fence_
fenced124412712fenced
fencer114613532fencer
fences114617112fences
fended114216912fended
fender103718722fender
fennels10387902fennels
fennier10339252fennier
fenny115115132fenn_y
finned104114602finned
funned103613952funned
funnel93610742funnel
funner93414102funner
jennet134714952jennet
kenned114411272kenned
kennel10369222kennel
penne75423852penne_
penned94217612penned
penner84616662penner
rennet64624852rennet
sennet64224142sennet
tenner64117102tenner
tenrec837512tenrec
yenned10409382yenned

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551332.34635188.0
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.68566551.6
 
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