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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 “pensil” 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
pensil8301333(None) 
pencil103712971pencil
pensile92713541pensile
pensils92811591pensils
deasil71110982deasil
dentil74017882dentil
ensile62616472_ensile
gentil74115122gentil
lentil64315392lentil
mensal84615652mensal
penal75228372pen_al
pencel103812912pencel
pencils113011772pencils
penial84120892penial
penicil1138832penicil
penile82219602pen_ile
penis75129322pen_is
penni74617902penni_
pennia84412972pennia
pennis84315742pennis
pens65649642pens__
pensee8417312pensee
pension9412202pension
pensive122610392pensive
pentyl1138812pentyl
pepsin10310852pepsin
peril75425952pe_ril
pontil8315462pontil
renail65020762renail
tenail64516112tenail
tensile72612732tensile
tonsil6311872tonsil
utensil7125212utensil

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 Filter178691825510.1061685764.2
2DLD Change Limit82551332.67330883.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691332.79563932.4
 
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