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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 “penitently” 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.

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
penitently154593(None) 
impenitently1953012impenitently
leniently1245902leni_ently
pendently1546612pen_dently
penitent10413502penitent__
penitents1147702penitent_s
sentiently1346072sentiently
eminently1445313_eminently
evidently1645393_evidently
exigently2045123_exigently
hesitantly1653003hesitantly
intently1149823_in_tently
patently1347113p__atently
patiently1445633pati_ently
pendantly1545463pen_dantly
penitence1348093peniten_ce
penitences1447973penitences
penitential1355523penitential
penitentially1854293penitentially
penitentiary1762153penitentiary
persistently1752433persistently
pertinently1654473pertinently
pestilently1693553pestilently
potently1347403p__otently
prepotently1853853prepotently
pungently1544433pun_gently
renitency1445443reniten_cy
renitent8315333renitent__
reticently1545263reticently

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit140603296.78020737.9
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691297.23624694.7
 
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