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

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69 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
luminescences196247(None) 
luminescence1872761luminescence_
juvenescences2762083juvenescences
luminescent1553383luminescen__t
luminesces1443963lumines___ces
quiescences2454213qu_i_escences
reminiscences1962553reminiscences
tumescences1754153tum__escences
bioluminescence2310694bioluminescence_
evanescences1953234_evanescences
fluorescences2083234flu_orescences
iridescences1793354_iridescences
juvenescence2662344juvenescence_
luminances1444474lumin___ances
luminesce1343484lumines___ce_
luminesced1552574lumines___ced
luminescing1651704luminescin__g
pubescences1954284pu__bescences
putrescences18113884pu_trescences
quiescence2354434qu_i_escence_
quintessences24131644qu_intessences
reminiscence1862934reminiscence_
senescences15135564__senescences
tumescence1654564tum__escence_
turgescences1752844tu_rgescences
virescences18134544__virescences
acquiescences2562155acquiescences
adolescences1753615_adolescences
arborescences1962465arborescences
candescences1654495_candescences
coalescences1554215_coalescences
concrescences15104345concrescences
dehiscences1953935dehi__scences
deliquescences2871445deliquescences
detumescences20122445detumescences
eminences1347405_emin___ences
evanescence1853635_evanescence_
excrescences2253445_excrescences
florescences1993885_florescences
fluorescence19103515flu_orescence_
imminences16155065immin___ences
incalescences16113505incalescences
incandescences1862835incandescences
innocences14106075___innocences
intumescences1983665intumescences
iridescence1693695_iridescence_
licences12129325l__i___cences
liminesses121310855limines___ses
lucences12137315lu_____cences
luminance1345165lumin___ance_
luminosities1452765luminos_ities
luminousnesses1665185luminousnesses
lumpinesses15107115lumpines___ses
munificences2162325muni_ficences
nascences1346235____nascences
nesciences1446255____nesciences
obsolescences1962315obsolescences
omnisciences1862445_om_nisciences
opalescences1853095_opalescences
pearlescences1962855pearlescences
pubescence1854765pu__bescence_
putrescence17114275pu_trescence_
quintessence23121715qu_intessence_
rejuvenescences2971085rejuvenescences
renascences1554865__renascences
reviviscences23161955reviviscences
senescence14136075__senescence_
turgescence1653075tu_rgescence_
virescence17134865__virescence_

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 Filter1786911247900.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit124790698.47014733.2
3Display Results69690.0302300.0
 (SQL Overall)178691698.90320070.9
 
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