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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 “deviances” 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.

68 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
deviances156649(None) 
defiances1557031defiances
deviance1477081deviance_
deviancies1644591deviancies
defiance1477632defiance_
deviancy1754182devianc_y
deviants1236732devian_ts
deviates12312732devia_tes
devices133212582devi__ces
evinces1237802_evi_nces
reliances1139622reliances
advances1445613adv_ances
affiances1745153affiances
alliances11107093alliances
ambiances1545713ambiances
bechances1847613bechances
dalliances1344263dalliances
dances95120653d___ances
decanes103118913de_can_es
deciares11510633decia_res
defaces133213403de_fa_ces
defences1439633de_fences
defines114118683defi_n_es
dehisces1464713dehi_sces
deices94119373de_i__ces
delaines9312963delain_es
denounces1245413denounces
deplanes11311213deplan_es
deranges1039973de_ranges
designees1145003designees
desinences1347213desinences
desistances1444193desistances
detainees10267153detainees
detinues9569823deti_nues
devalues1235853dev_alues
deviant11311313devian__t
deviate11312713devia_te_
deviated13311043devia_ted
deviators1358533deviators
device124512163devi__ce_
devilries1345253devilries
devisees12358283devi_sees
devises114116763devi__ses
devoices14307413dev_oices
dezinced2183903dezi_nced
dezincs1933753dezi_nc_s
distances12311653distances
divines113514723divi_n_es
dominances1545683dominances
durances1158683d_urances
enhances1339293_enhances
evidences1556333_evidences
evince1137763_evi_nce_
evinced1335403_evi_nced
feasances1445403feasances
fiances12310673__fiances
hesitances1545543hesitances
leniences1148143leniences
penances12312443pe_nances
radiances1247693radiances
refinances15107133refinances
reliance10310473reliance_
revanches1746253rev_anches
seances93015343se__ances
severances1546783severances
tendances1247573tendances
valiances1487203valiances
variances14117363variances

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 Filter1786911486410.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit148641686.53322752.3
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691687.42324072.6
 
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