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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 “petulances” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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

23 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
petulances144429(None) 
petulance1354511petulance_
petulancies1553501petulancies
petulancy1652912petulanc_y
ambulances1644223ambulances
exultances19133283_exultances
feculences1744943feculences
parlances1348953p_arlances
peculates132112543pecula_tes
penances12312443pe__nances
permeances1645653permeances
pestilences1544693pestilences
petulant1048793petulan__t
petulantly1552943petulantly
piquances2244053piqu_ances
pittances1345703pit_tances
populaces15195713popula_ces
postulancies1652623postulancies
purulences1444503purulences
rebalances1445253rebalances
securances1445743securances
semblances1644213semblances
undulances1343373undulances

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603236.08023125.5
3Display Results23230.0131769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691236.49927495.2
 
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