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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 “absent” 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.

38 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
absent8401699(None) 
absents93510721absents
assent65119951assent
abet610547942ab_e_t
abject17137702abject
ablest84721832ablest
abluent939622abluent
abseil837182abseil
absence1137712absence
absented1156612absented
absentee1067662absentee
absenter1086772absenter
absently1345812absently
absinth1244972absinth
accent105116262accent
advent102613752advent
agent65829642a_gent
ambient11310092ambient
ament76036542a_ment
anent54931842a_nent
ardent73022612ardent
argent74023662argent
arpent84822092arpent
arseno6318912arseno
ascent84519652ascent
assents74512222assents
assert64922582assert
asset55932262asse_t
attent62818322attent
basest84720492basest
bent67759912_b_ent
blent76230952_blent
brent75734132_brent
resent63833622resent
sent46963012__sent
unsent63820962unsent
upsent83314062upsent
wisent93516342wisent

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551382.51632810.4
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691382.87262218.3
 
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