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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 “inference” 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.

53 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
inference1441103(None) 
inferences15410351inferences
inherence1449271inherence
conference1799012conference
deference1578492deference
difference1955022difference
influence1446082influence
inherences1568972inherences
inherency1745932inherency
reference14810092reference
adherence1564893adherence
coherence1676943coherence
conferences1898813conferences
conferrence1896573conferrence
deferences1677873deferences
differenced2153463differenced
differences2054913differences
incidence1447603incidence
incoherence1855193incoherence
incurrence1455743incurrence
indecency1745383indecency
indifference2162913indifference
indigence13247893indigence
indolence1246783indolence
inferable14411273inferable
infernal1186823infer_nal
inferno1045603infer_n_o
infernos1145903infer_nos
infertile1248673infertile
influenced1643693influenced
influences1545653influences
infrequence2553413infrequence
infringe1245083inf_ringe
inherencies1656473inherencies
inherent11412793inheren_t
innocence1395993innocence
insolence1147203insolence
insurance1147453insurance
insurgence1355013insurgence
interface14410173interface
interference1756013interference
interlace11311913interlace
interne73218153inter_n_e
internee82718523inter_nee
interrace11312553interrace
intervene12912253interven_e
intrench1396593in_trench
iterance1049523i_terance
preference1776983preference
referenced1676863referenced
references1589353references
reverence14710163reverence
unfence1239193unf__ence

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 Filter1786911486410.450397091.1
2DLD Change Limit148641537.59619568.3
3Display Results53530.0301766.7
 (SQL Overall)178691538.07622126.2
 
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