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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 “fennels” 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.

32 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
fennels1038790(None) 
fennecs12305691fennecs
fennel9429471fennel_
funnels10348171funnels
kennels11387191kennels
bennes86019012benne_s
bennets94712162bennets
cannels93413362cannels
fanners103914652fanners
feels85223042fe__els
fencers123810622fencers
fences114617112fence_s
fenders113717262fenders
fennec11326912fenne_c
ferrels10248622ferrels
fewness1335002fewness
feyness1334922feyness
flannels1134842flannels
fresnels1135232fresnels
funnel93610742funnel_
gunnels8358562gunnels
jennets14517632jennets
kennel10369222kennel_
kernels11417952kernels
pencels113610062pencels
penners93414182penners
rennets75212632rennets
ronnels7318622ronnels
runnels7329162runnels
sennets73712582sennets
tenners74014922tenners
tunnels7328722tunnels

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 Filter1786911076710.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit107671323.34332207.9
3Display Results32320.0301066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691323.76347486.3
 
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