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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search fordefeasance” 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.

13 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
defeasance165254(None) 
defeasances1752281defeasances
feasance1345822__feasance
defeasible1643523defeasible
defence1339893defe___nce
deference1578493defe_rence
defiance1477633def__iance
dependance1645123dependance
feasances1445403__feasances
malfeasance1861423malfeasance
misfeasance1851963misfeasance
nonfeasance1653073nonfeasance
pleasance1344303_pleasance

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603137.57618559.0
3Display Results13130.016812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691137.99822342.0