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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 “seances” 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.

41 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
seances9301534(None) 
seance83716691seance_
stances93715961stances
beanies93821092beanies
chances145218092chances
dances95120652_dances
fences114617112fe_nces
fiances12310672fiances
glances104113142glances
hances115621282_hances
lances84824102_lances
meanies93620742meanies
menaces112715522menaces
nances83618642_nances
nuances938522nuances
peaces106324082pea_ces
penances12312442penances
prances113618782prances
rances84625442_rances
saices84221802s_aices
sanes55649072s_an_es
sanies63031952s_anies
sauces84919502s_auces
sconces113811452sconces
searches132112902searches
seduces1069282seduces
seines65029902sein_es
senates73322612senates
senses63923942se_nses
skeanes113610712skean_es
sonances10310262sonances
spaces104722632spa_ces
spancel1147362spancel
spancels1245272spancels
spences113413922spences
stance84316912stance_
stanches132312792stanches
stanes64933402stan_es
tenaces92814512tenaces
trances93919642trances
usances967372usances

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 Filter1786911076710.783228213.3
2DLD Change Limit107671415.92318178.5
3Display Results41410.0133153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691416.71926594.9
 
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