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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 “efflorescence” 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.

36 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
efflorescence236207(None) 
efflorescences24101781efflorescences
efflorescent2082182efflorescen_t
florescence1884412__florescence
inflorescence2062262inflorescence
effervescence26221983effervescence
effloresce1851613efflores___ce
effloresced2061413effloresce__d
effloresces1951673effloresce__s
efflorescing2161213efflorescin_g
florescences1993883__florescences
fluorescence19103513_fluorescence
inflorescences2171993inflorescences
arborescence1862854_arborescence
effervescences27211824effervescences
excrescence2153734e__xcrescence
florescent1545674__florescen_t
fluorescences2083234_fluorescences
adolescence1653855__adolescence
arborescences1962465_arborescences
coalescence1455095coal__escence
concrescence1484505_concrescence
defervescence2461715defervescence
effervescent2361645effervescen_t
effluence17104075effl____uence
evanescence1853635e__vanescence
excrescences2253445e__xcrescences
excrescency2452415e__xcrescency
florence1347065__flor___ence
fluorescent1654095_fluorescen_t
fluorescents1752795_fluorescents
obsolescence1862615_obsolescence
opalescence1753755opal__escence
pearlescence1863195pearl__escence
putrescence17114275__putrescence
virescence17134865___virescence

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790368.17315268.6
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691368.57620836.2
 
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