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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 “nescience” 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.

33 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
nescience135637(None) 
nesciences1446251nesciences
geoscience1552652geoscience
nascence1256182nasc_ence
nescient1048712nescien_t
nescients1145102nescients
nonscience1456232nonscience
prescience16157292prescience
science1138782__science
antiscience1553993antiscience
bioscience1652823bioscience
conscience1347053conscience
desinence1257503desinence
ensconce1244713ensc_once
essence947673_es_sence
esurience11126003_esurience
geosciences1652953geosciences
lenience1048333le_nience
nascences1346233nasc_ences
nascency1543693nasc_ency
negligence1453003negligence
neuroscience1662633neuroscience
nonsciences1556093nonsciences
omniscience1752683omniscience
pestilence1454543pestilence
presciences17127273presciences
residence1268903residence
resilience1265623resilience
reticence1347623reticence
sciences1238773__sciences
senescence14136073senesc_ence
sentience1147663sentience
subscience1664543subscience

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 Filter1786911486410.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148641336.78321913.8
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.20224811.3
 
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