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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 “pecans” 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.

81 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
pecans10151583(None) 
peans75437641pe_ans
pecan91919031pecan_
pechans14810501pechans
pekans121710551pekans
beans75734692be_ans
becaps123811402becaps
cans65050852__cans
deans66131392de_ans
decafs124010882decafs
decals93717712decals
decane93818872decane
decanes103118912decanes
decant93524222decant
decants103514442decants
decays124612912decays
dedans85915072dedans
dewans105215142dewans
elans55527752_elans
ipecacs1354502ipecacs
jeans126022112je_ans
leans55536252le_ans
lemans85316392lemans
means75831232me_ans
oceans81211002oceans
pacas96029402paca_s
paeans85118262paeans
paesans93312692paesans
pagans95717922pagans
pans65855732p__ans
pavans115715592pavans
peaces106324082peaces
peags86122842pe_ags
peaks114825622pe_aks
peals75235492pe_als
pean66147172pe_an_
pears75138612pe_ars
peas65755062pe_a_s
peats76140192pe_ats
peccant13311732peccant
pechan13511542pechan_
pechs125516202pec_hs
pecks135724432pec_ks
pecs84634102pec__s
pectens11189202pectens
pectins112315232pectins
pedals94316032pedals
pedant9319492pedant
pedants10310112pedants
peens76428192pe_ens
peins76128062pe_ins
pekan111613972pekan_
pekins121812232pekins
pelicans1238092pelicans
pemicans1447032pemicans
penang92511112penang
penangs10268372penangs
pens65649642pe__ns
peons75327182pe_ons
petals84719812petals
pians75126962p_ians
picas94626522pica_s
plans75731272p_lans
pyrans11411062pyrans
recane83022872recane
recanes93222262recanes
recant83228682recant
recants93217092recants
recaps103615732recaps
recons84922992recons
redans75421022redans
remans84823002remans
scans74625102_scans
secant84023292secant
secants93413892secants
sedans74816092sedans
sewans95215902sewans
speans85417142spe_ans
vegans103910852vegans
weans85326742we_ans
yeans86624882ye_ans

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit82551812.31335690.0
3Display Results81810.0302700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691812.69966206.4
 
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