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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 “refinances” 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.

55 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
refinances1510713(None) 
prefinances1875011prefinances
refinance14117641refinance_
refinanced16144761refinanced
cofinances1745302cofinances
defiances1557032defi_ances
finances1338652__finances
prefinance1795442prefinance_
prefinanced1983182prefinanced
reliances1139622reli_ances
resonances1246872resonances
affiances1745153affi_ances
cofinance1645553cofinance_
cofinanced1843163cofinanced
defiance1477633defi_ance_
desinences1347213desinences
deviances1566493devi_ances
dominances1545683dominances
eminences1347403_eminences
fiances12310673__fi_ances
finance1238573__finance_
financed1435113__financed
hesitances1545543hesitances
luminances1444473luminances
ordinances1344973ordinances
penances12312443pe__nances
radiances1247693radi_ances
reactances1446143reactances
rebalances1445253rebalances
recreances1446503recreances
refaces123216743ref__a_ces
refences13311843ref__ences
references1589353references
refinable1438623refinable_
refinancing1742833refinancing
refineries1347063refineries
refines105426343refi__n_es
refinishes1644693refinishes
refluences1545513refluences
regnancies1345413re_gnancies
reinduces1285453re_induces
relevances1596113relevances
reliance10310473reli_ance_
remanences1446623remanences
reminisces1445253reminisces
remittances1554003remittances
renitences1248443renitences
repentances1556113repentances
repugnances1692863repugnances
residences1368233residences
resinates9314763resina_tes
resistances1345373resistances
resonance1147623resonance_
reticences1447453reticences
retinenes9410373retinen_es

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603555.75024452.7
3Display Results55550.0301833.3
 (SQL Overall)178691556.18628886.4
 
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