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

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

29 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
disturbances175245(None) 
disturbance1662701disturbance_
discordances1853683discordances
distances12311653dist___ances
absorbances1752944abs_orbances
assurances1244694_assur_ances
disarranges1363854dis_arranges
disbranches1953524dis_br_anches
discordance1753964discordance_
discordancies1962614discordancies
disgraces1348454dis_gr_a_ces
dissonances1454274dis_sonances
distance11311854dist___ance_
distanced1348574dist___anced
distracts1249284dist_r_a_cts
disturbed13195584disturb___ed
disturber12165124disturb___er
disturbers13164164disturb__ers
disturbing1445654disturbin__g
disturbingly1951944disturbingly
disturbs1145404disturb____s
durances1158684d___ur_ances
insurances1246864_insur_ances
issuances1144644_issu__ances
iterances1148914_i_ter_ances
masturbates1553424masturba_tes
misguidances1861654misguidances
mistraces13312294mist_r_a_ces
nurturances1352434nurtur_ances

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 Filter1786911247900.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit124790298.20315212.7
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691298.62520717.8
 
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