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

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

46 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
putrescences1811388(None) 
putrescence17114271putrescence_
pubescences1954282pu_bescences
putrescines1552582putrescin_es
excrescences2253443excrescences
florescences1993883florescences
fluorescences2083233fluorescences
pearlescences1962853pearlescences
presciences17127273p__resciences
presences132113793p__res_ences
pubescence1854763pu_bescence_
putrescent1465213putrescen__t
putrescine1453403putrescin_e_
quiescences2454213qu_iescences
tumescences1754153tu_mescences
turgescences1752843turgescences
virescences18134543_virescences
adolescences1753614adolescences
arborescences1962464arborescences
candescences1654494candescences
coalescences1554214coalescences
concrescences15104344concrescences
detumescences20122444detumescences
evanescences1953234evanescences
excrescence2153734excrescence_
excrescencies2362004excrescencies
florescence1884414florescence_
fluorescence19103514fluorescence_
intumescences1983664intumescences
iridescences1793354iridescences
juvenescences2762084juvenescences
luminescences1962474luminescences
opalescences1853094opalescences
pearlescence1863194pearlescence_
prescience16157294p__rescience_
presence122213514p__res_ence_
pretences132312614p__re_tences
pursuances1443454pu_r_suances
purtenances1553864purte_nances
purulences1444504pu_r_ulences
putrescible1751504putrescible_
quiescence2354434qu_iescence_
senescences15135564_senescences
tumescence1654564tu_mescence_
turgescence1653074turgescence_
virescence17134864_virescence_

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790466.68618664.4
3Display Results46460.0331393.9
 (SQL Overall)178691467.10925135.9
 
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