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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 “references” 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.

61 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
references158935(None) 
deferences1677871deferences
preferences1876191preferences
reference14810091reference_
referenced1676861referenced
reverences1579171reverences
deference1578492deference_
inferences15410362inferences
preference1776982preference_
refences13311852ref__ences
referees111310412refere__es
referents12259642referen_ts
refluences1545522refluences
reverence14710162reverence_
reverenced1676312reverenced
reverencer1575722reverencer
reverencers1673322reverencers
adherences1664883adherences
coherences1787043coherences
conferences1898813conferences
defences1439633def__ences
deferents13269393deferen_ts
deterrences1455183deterrences
differences2054913differences
emergences15105953_emergences
inference14411033inference_
inherences1568973inherences
irreverences1752923irreverences
misreferences20102093misreferences
precedences1845513precedences
recreances1446503recreances
recurrences1544863recurrences
redolences1376803redolences
reemergences1753043reemergences
reerects10319923re_ere_cts
refence12312243ref__ence_
refenced1439003ref__enced
referee101615753refere__e_
refereed12149693refere__ed
referencing1744493referencing
referenda1343073referen_da
referendum1661613referendum
referendums176943referendums
referent112813423referen__t
refinances15107143refinances
refluence1445863refluence_
refreezes2153443ref_reezes
refreshes1595953ref_reshes
refulgences1753353refulgences
relevances1596113relevances
remanences1446633remanences
renitences1248453renitences
resentences1347423resentences
reservices1544893reservices
residences1368243residences
resurgences1445003resurgences
reticences1447463reticences
retrenches1545913re_trenches
reverends13266033reveren_ds
severances1546783severances
vehemences2053433vehemences

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603616.70320976.1
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691617.13925030.3
 
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