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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 “pencels” 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.

30 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
pencels11361005(None) 
pencel103812911pencel_
pencils113011771pencils
cancels114113312cancels
excels1536662_excels
fencers123810622fencers
fences114617112fence_s
fennels10387902fennels
kennels11387192kennels
panels84716522pan_els
parcels113712662parcels
peaces106324082peace_s
pedicels1336252pedicels
peels75226422pe__els
pence94924452pence__
pencil103712972pencil_
penes75839222pen_e_s
penicils1247862penicils
penners93414182penners
penoncels1343592penoncels
pensees9311202pensees
pensils92811592pensils
pentyls1236522pentyls
petrels9279372petrels
pincers113916502pincers
ponces104720842ponce_s
spancels1245272spancels
spencers12269192spencers
spences113413922spence_s
tercels94110362tercels

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671302.89037256.4
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691303.26354762.8
 
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