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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 “perseverances” 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.

27 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
perseverances206184(None) 
perseverance1961901perseverance_
perseverates1753152persevera_tes
disseverances1962113disseverances
perseverate1663163persevera_te_
perseverated1852883persevera_ted
perseveres1543403persever___es
severances1546783___severances
deliverances18142694de_liverances
disseverance1862314disseverance_
esperances1446254_e_s_perances
irreverences1752924_irreverences
penetrances1544804pe_ne_trances
permeances1645654per__me_ances
perseverating1952524perseverating
perseveration1853804perseveration
perseverations1953244perseverations
perseverative2162314perseverative
persevere1443994persever___e_
persevered1642634persever___ed
persevering1743254perseverin__g
perseveringly226994perseveringly
preferences1876184p_r_eferences
provenances1854534p_r_ovenances
purveyances2152064pur__veyances
reverences1579174__r_everences
severance1447334___severance_

Search took 7 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 Filter178691950240.346516448.0
2DLD Change Limit95024275.68616711.9
3Display Results27270.0132076.9
 (SQL Overall)178691276.04529560.1
 
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