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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 “convalescences” 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.

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
convalescences2012226(None) 
convalescence19132491convalescence_
coalescences1554212co__alescences
convalescents2062092convalescen_ts
coalescence1455093co__alescence_
concrescences15104343con_crescences
convalescent1963123convalescen__t
convalesces1853123convales___ces
incalescences16113503_incalescences
opalescences1853093_o_palescences
candescences1654494can__descences
concrescence1484504con_crescence_
concupiscences18161714concupiscences
convalesce1752994convales___ce_
convalesced1952154convales___ced
convalescing2052014convalescin__g
conveniences1986314conv__eniences
convergences20146254conv__ergences
covalences1745834co_val___ences
evanescences1953234__evanescences
incalescence15113984_incalescence_
obsolescences1962314_obsolescences
opalescence1753754_o_palescence_

Search took 9 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 Filter178691658740.656272394.8
2DLD Change Limit65874237.3139007.8
3Display Results23230.030766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691237.99922339.2
 
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