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

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92 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
variance139741(None) 
valiance1397381valiance
variances14117361variances
covariance1753932covariance
invariance1554082invariance
parlance1248722parlance
radiance1148122radiance
tarriance1144272tarriance
valance1269252va_lance
valiances1487202valiances
valiancy1674812valiancy
variable13310062variable
variant10316802varian_t
variants1139202variants
variate101316432varia_te
vicariance1752732vicariance
abidance1346323_abidance
advance1346043_advance
affiance1645653affiance
alliance1097263alliance
ambiance1446063ambiance
arcane81216743_arcan_e
arrange838683_arrange
askance1345923_askance
avarice1238033avari__ce
avoidance1543723avoidance
balance11510263ba_lance
barranca1245583barranca
barranco1244943barranco
brisance1245953_brisance
carinae94318583cari_nae
carinate103320243carinate
covariances1853733covariances
dalliance1244203dalliance
defiance1477633defiance
deviance1477083deviance
durance1059113dur_ance
faience1237513fa_ience
fiance11310743__fiance
hariana10310243harian_a
harianas1139163harianas
invariances1653873invariances
laitance1045973laitance
larine63927043lari_n_e
marinade11259383marinade
marinate103017783marinate
marine84230403mari_n_e
narine63422553nari_n_e
ovarian1037643ovarian__
parian83223963parian__
parians93519733parian_s
parlances1348953parlances
parlante1039693parlante
patience1247523patience
portance12310113portance
prance104318573_pr_ance
prince104114763_pri_nce
radiances1247693radiances
radiancy1445333radiancy
rance75028513__r_ance
reliance10310473reliance
salience10117903salience
sapience12106613sapience
tarriances1244213tarriances
trance84718763_tr_ance
vacancy1744443va_cancy
vaginae11377683vagi_nae
vaginate123911083vaginate
vagrancy1743453vagrancy
vahine123612113vahi_n_e
valanced1475463va_lanced
valances1398763va_lances
valence1268773va_lence
valiancies1545283valiancies
valiant10314623valian_t
valiants1137793valiants
valine94623093vali_n_e
varia85824203varia___
variables1444673variables
variably1637433variably
varias95019903varia__s
variated121211393variated
variates111214983variates
varices123313573vari__ces
varicose1346703varicose
variole10711593vari_ole
verdancy1744723verdancy
vergence14128273vergence
vibrance1545843vibrance
vicariances1852893vicariances
vigilance1543593vigilance
voidance1444723voidance

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162927.58019282.6
3Display Results92920.0303066.7
 (SQL Overall)178691928.01322300.1
 
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