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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 “prepubescence” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

42 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
prepubescence2311214(None) 
prepubescences24111861prepubescences
prepubescent20142422prepubescen_t
prepubescents21151702prepubescents
pubescence1854763___pubescence
detumescence19102764_detumescence
pearlescence1863194p_earlescence
preadolescence2192014preadolescence
pubescences1954284___pubescences
recrudescence1762124_recrudescence
acquiescence2462415_acquiescence
arborescence1862855ar_borescence
detumescences20122445_detumescences
evanescence1853635__evanescence
excrescence2153735__excrescence
intumescence1874005_intumescence
iridescence1693695ir__idescence
opalescence1753755__opalescence
pearlescences1962855p_earlescences
postpubescent2171075postpubescen_t
preadolescences2291845preadolescences
precedence1746115pre__ce_dence
preemergence1962295pre_emergence
preexistence2352355pre_existence
preference1776985pre__fe_rence
prepubes1436055prepubes_____
prescience16157295pr____escience
presence122213515pr____es_ence
presentence1546395pre__sentence
protuberance1861325protube_rance
pseudoscience2072065pse_udoscience
pubescent1545445___pubescen_t
putrescence17114275p__utrescence
quiescence2354435___quiescence
recrudescences1861805_recrudescences
rejuvenescence2871205_rejuvenescence
reminiscence1862925_reminiscence
renascence1455325_re__nascence
reviviscence22162185_reviviscence
rubescent1345835_r__ubescen_t
senescence14136075_se__nescence
tumescence1654565___tumescence

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911247900.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit124790428.84314111.7
3Display Results42420.0162625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691428.99919856.8
 
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