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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

28 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
nuances93852(None) 
nances83618641n_ances
nuance859041nuance_
nuanced1036201nuanced
chances145218092chances
dances95120652_dances
dunces95215752du_nces
durances1158682durances
enhances1339292enhances
fiances12310672fiances
glances104113142glances
hances115621282_hances
jaunces16307422jaunces
lances84824102_lances
launces9329002launces
nance74721842n_ance_
nancies93516842n_ancies
nonces84418832n_onces
nuisances1145332nuisances
nuncles939842nu_ncles
ounces83617772ou_nces
prances113618772prances
quinces183210432quinces
rances84625442_rances
seances93015342seances
stances93715962stances
trances93919642trances
usances967372usances

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671283.28332796.5
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.67248663.1
 
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