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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 “leniencies” 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.

36 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
leniencies124619(None) 
leniences1148141lenienc_es
lenience1048332lenienc_e_
pendencies1547022pendencies
renitencies1346092renitencies
sentiencies1346322sentiencies
tendencies1346342tendencies
clemencies1644733cle_mencies
decencies1448943de_cencies
deviancies1644593deviancies
eminencies1445933_eminencies
ensigncies1353273_ensigncies
exigencies2045263_exigencies
fervencies1845183fervencies
lambencies1643803lambencies
latencies1147773l_atencies
leniency1345313lenienc__y
lenities8315943leni__ties
lucencies1345843l_ucencies
penitences1447973penitenc_es
plangencies1653793plangencies
pungencies1544723pungencies
recencies13312253re_cencies
regencies1249283re_gencies
renitences1248443renitenc_es
residencies1445973residencies
reticencies1545683reticencies
saliencies1246133saliencies
sapiencies1445113sapiencies
sentences11610303sentenc_es
sentiences1247603sentienc_es
sequencies2155993sequencies
tangencies1345753tangencies
tenancies1149173ten_ancies
tendences1248083tendenc_es
tenpences1346543tenpenc_es

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603365.82624133.7
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691366.26528522.1
 
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