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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 “florescent” 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.

32 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
florescent154567(None) 
fluorescent1654091fluorescent
efflorescent2082182efflorescent
florescence1884412florescence
fluorescents1752792fluorescents
adolescent1355143adolescent
albescent1345463al_bescent
arborescent1553403arborescent
crescent12711053__crescent
decrescent1545643decrescent
excrescent2154613excrescent
florence1347063florence__
florences1446893florence_s
florescences1993883florescences
fluoresce1473713fluoresce__
fluoresced1693083fluoresce_d
fluorescein1662503fluorescein
fluoresceins1762363fluoresceins
fluorescence19103513fluorescence
fluorescer1583193fluoresce_r
fluorescers1692703fluorescers
fluoresces1573863fluoresce_s
fluorescing1752903fluorescing
foreseen1139103f_oreseen_
foresheet1549233f_oresheet
forewent1439423f_ore_went
forspent1348163f_or_spent
frutescent1553563frutescent
glabrescent1652013glabrescent
increscent1446653increscent
putrescent1465213putrescent
virescent1445883_virescent

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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603326.26622439.0
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691326.73526531.7
 
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