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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 “luminescence” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

26 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
luminescence187276(None) 
luminescences1962471luminescences
luminescent1553382luminescen_t
bioluminescence2310693bioluminescence
juvenescence2662343juvenescence
luminesce1343483lumines___ce
luminesced1552573luminesce__d
luminesces1443963luminesce__s
luminescing1651703luminescin_g
quiescence2354433qu_i_escence
reminiscence1862933reminiscence
tumescence1654563tum__escence
evanescence1853634_evanescence
fluorescence19103514flu_orescence
iridescence1693694_iridescence
juvenescences2762084juvenescences
luminance1345164lumin___ance
pubescence1854764pu__bescence
putrescence17114274pu_trescence
quiescences2454214qu_i_escences
quintessence23121714qu_intessence
reminiscences1962554reminiscences
senescence14136074__senescence
tumescences1754154tum__escences
turgescence1653074tu_rgescence
virescence17134864__virescence

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790266.89018111.8
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.31224438.0
 
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