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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 “parlance” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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97 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
parlance124872(None) 
parlances1348951parlances
parlante1039691parlante
balance11510262ba_lance
palace104516912pa_la_ce
parlando1145412parlando
portance12310112portance
prance104318572p_r_ance
valance1269252va_lance
variance1397412variance
advance1346043_advance
alane56135613_a_lan_e
alliance1097263_alliance
anlace82513923_anla_ce
appliance1544493appliance
arcane81216743_arcan_e
arrange838683_arrange
askance1345923_askance
balanced1356513ba_lanced
balancer1246603ba_lancer
balances1279973ba_lances
barranca1245583barranca
barranco1244943barranco
carline93923613carlin_e
dalliance1244203dalliance
durance1059113dur_ance
garland948703garlan_d
garlanded1244693garlanded
garlands1038323garlands
glance94312313__glance
laitance1045973laitance
lance75126723___lance
marline93320953marlin_e
palaced124110773pa_la_ced
palaces114216453pa_la_ces
palate84226783pa_la_te
parable111819773par_able
parade94720643par_a_de
parae76335703par_a__e
paralyse1347483paralyse
paralyze2246623paralyze
parang93715513par_an_g
parangs104314373par_angs
paranoea1048553par_anoea
paravane1348093paravan_e
parbake1538353parba_ke
pardine103616723pardin_e
parian83223963parian__
parians93519733parian_s
parkade1437583parka_de
parkland1545373parklan_d
parklands1654713parklands
parlay113713993parla__y
parlayed1435823parlayed
parlays123910453parla_ys
parle75836163parl___e
parling103823763parlin_g
parolable1347113parolable
parsable12311693parsable
partake1339643parta_ke
partan83820563partan__
partans94418283partan_s
parvenue1344923parvenue
patience1247523patience
pavane114113443pa_van_e
penance11313443p_enance
perchance1866393perchance
permeance1545913permeance
petulance1354513petulance
phalange1465193phalange
piquance2144213piquance
pittance1246113pittance
place94824613p__la_ce
plaice10311553p__laice
planch133711443p__lanch
planche14299753p__lanche
plane74929143p__lan_e
portances1349833portances
praline93019743pralin_e
pranced123714043p_r_anced
prancer113613383p_r_ancer
prances113618773p_r_ances
prince104114763p_r_ince
purline93516533purlin_e
purslane1045783purslan_e
pursuance1344093pursuance
purulence1345033purulence
radiance1148123radiance
rance75028513__r_ance
tarriance1144273tarriance
trance84718763_tr_ance
valanced1475463va_lanced
valances1398763va_lances
valence1268773va_lence
valiance1397383valiance
variances14117363variances
warplane1345983warplan_e

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 Filter1786911461620.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit146162977.34319904.9
3Display Results97970.0303233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691977.81322871.0
 
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