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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 “excuse” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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250 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
excuse153742(None) 
excise1538551excise
excused1736291excused
excuser1635811excuser
excuses1638901excuses
accuse103411032accuse
ecus65421462e_cus_
effuse1234962effuse
encase83714362encase
excess1546052excess
excide1638422excide
excised1736672excised
excises1638932excises
excite15310882excite
exclude1744452exclude
excusers1734442excusers
execute1636782execute
exhume1833802exhume
expose1549522expose
expulse1674512expulse
exude134010292ex_ude
incuse83513572incuse
recuse85519162recuse
abuse77119563_abuse
accused12368423accused
accuser11347933accuser
accuses114112193accuses
acute74720363_acute
amuse75920833_amuse
arcus76918863arcus_
arcuses94814693arcuses
arouse65019983arouse
ascus75013583ascus_
because1136233because
becurse1136183becurse
bemuse1038943bemuse
berceuse1243433berceuse
blouse84714723blouse
bouse75931853_bouse
case65848083__case
cause75225353_cause
cayuse11207763cayuse
cercus105013153cercus_
ceruse83914523ceruse
chouse116017563chouse
clause84311503clause
crouse84619363crouse
cruse75726103_cruse
cube85830213__cube
cue57544183__cu_e
cues65438983__cues
cuke105824983__cuke
cure66149123__cure
curse75829143__curse
cusec94614903__cusec
cusk105521633__cusk
cusp86021063__cusp
cuss65430613__cuss
cute66440453__cute
defuse105712723defuse
delouse839833delouse
disuse74012843disuse
douse66329723_douse
druse64817663_druse
ease45042333e__ase
eche97520283e_c_he
eches106322163e_ches
ecrus75113863ecrus_
ecu56828233e_cu__
educe84313453e_duce
educes94011953educes
effused1434143effused
effuses1335903effuses
elapse857523elapse
else45923083e__lse
elude64517623e_lude
elute54822573e_lute
emcee9315943emc_ee
emcees1037813emcees
emeus76913333emeus_
emeute838533emeute
emus66821683e_mus_
encage93713503encage
encased103512313encased
encases93116053encases
encash11276943encash
enchase1239453enchase
enclose999993enclose
encode9310443encode
encore8314773encore
encrust947873encrust
encyst1136203encyst
endue64215353endu_e
endues73813903endues
endure74014143endure
ennuye973753ennuye
ensue54013833ensu_e
ensues63313813ensues
ensure63416003ensure
enthuse1046963enthuse
enure53520223e_nure
eocene8311613eocene
epicure1136823epicure
erase54925493e_rase
erose55727273e_rose
escape103811663escape
escuage1035113escuage
escudo943373escudo
espouse936403espouse
etches114217763etches
etude63612303e_tude
euchre11137663euchre
euclase938933euclase
evacuee12105073evacuee
evulse935213evulse
exacts15359613exacts_
exams14199083exams_
exceed1636173exceed
excel1437743exc_el
excels1536663excels
except1797653except
excessed1844943excessed
excesses1736753excesses
excided1836203excided
excides1738343excides
excimer1834963excimer
exciple1874683exciple
excited1737853excited
exciter1637753exciter
excites16310633excites
exclave1945193exclave
excluded1943433excluded
excluder1843453excluder
excludes1844383excludes
exclusive2144423exclusive
excrete1667163excrete
excursive2143933excursive
excursus1742593excursus
excusable2044373excusable
excusing1836503excusing
execs14539723execs_
executed1835503executed
executer1745313executer
executes1736533executes
exercise1747063exercise
exes116530813ex_es_
exeunt1338703exeunt
exhale1636873exhale
exhaust1744243exhaust
exhumed2043413exhumed
exhumer1943463exhumer
exhumes1934323exhumes
exile126117653ex_ile
exiles134816403exiles
exine125518493ex_ine
exines135715803exines
exist124618943ex_ist
exits125515913exits_
exodus1434653exodus_
exoduses1644803exoduses
exons125813343exons_
exorcise1745933exorcise
expanse16145603expanse
expense16127873expense
expire1538023expire
expos1449203expos_
exposed1737443exposed
exposer1637413exposer
exposes1639963exposes
expulsed1863613expulsed
expulses1774813expulses
expunge1743313expunge
extrude1545013extrude
exuded15317683ex_uded
exudes143710363ex_udes
exult122814123ex_ult
exurb1457703ex_urb
fescue1137493fescu_e
fescues1236783fescues
ficus105015493ficus_
ficuses12159203ficuses
focus105815883focus_
focused13166413focused
focuser12155783focuser
focuses12159653focuses
fucose11167683fucose
fucus105515893fucus_
fucuses12158353fucuses
fuse76429993__fuse
grouse74315023grouse
hexose16267843hex_ose
hocus104715203hocus_
hocused13167013hocused
hocuses121710423hocuses
house89131423_house
incase83615283incase
incise83515333incise
incus73315053incus_
incused102911173incused
incuses93514853incuses
infuse93110573infuse
jocose1537103jocose
lacune8169673lacune
locule83412033locule
locus74819993locus_
locust85312343locust
louse56131013_louse
macule104115273macule
misuse83213643misuse
mouse77133003_mouse
mucose10149313mucose
mucus94015743mucus_
mucuses11148513mucuses
muse67136033__muse
nexus124710663nex_us_
nexuses1436743nex_uses
nonuse63212253nonuse
obtuse8147483obtuse
oscule838193oscule
pause75021833_pause
percuss1137163percuss
perfuse1247663perfuse
peruse84016843peruse
reaccuse1245043reaccuse
recluse95210773recluse
recused104714423recused
recuses94619463recuses
refuse94817513refuse
rehouse10311773rehouse
rescue8313003rescu_e
rescues9312753rescues
retuse66617223retuse
reuse56025363_reuse
rouse56634703_rouse
ruse45938933__ruse
scouse84113633scouse
scute75520943_scute
secure8513533secure
souse56530773_souse
spouse84112513spouse
texture1497083texture
touse55430673_touse
uncase83817433uncase
uncus74014983uncus_
uncute82912133uncute
unexcused1942483unexcused
use36835163___use
xerus12313333xerus_
xeruses143010753xeruses
youse85322233_youse

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911127160.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit1127162505.18621734.7
3Display Results2502500.0932688.2
 (SQL Overall)1786912505.42232956.7
 
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