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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 “perseverances” 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.
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78 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
perseverances206184(None) 
perseverance1961901perseverance_
perseverates1753152persevera_tes
disseverances1962113disseverances
perseverate1663163persevera_te_
perseverated1852883persevera_ted
perseveres1543403persever___es
severances1546783___severances
deliverances18142694de_liverances
disseverance1862314disseverance_
esperances1446254_e_s_perances
irreverences1752924_irreverences
penetrances1544804pe_ne_trances
permeances1645654per__me_ances
perseverating1952524perseverating
perseveration1853804perseveration
perseverations1953244perseverations
perseverative2162314perseverative
persevere1443994persever___e_
persevered1642634persever___ed
persevering1743254perseverin__g
perseveringly226994perseveringly
preferences1876184p_r_eferences
provenances1854534p_r_ovenances
purveyances2152064pur__veyances
reverences1579174__r_everences
severance1447334___severance_
asseverates1452655_assevera_tes
deliverance17112835de_liverance_
esperance1346695_e_s_perance_
exuberances2252465_e_xuberances
forbearances1951935forbe_arances
freelances1545235_fr_e_elances
furtherances2052015fur_therances
grievances1643225_griev__ances
horseraces1546055hors__era_ces
irrelevances17111785_irrelevances
irreverence1653115_irreverence_
misreferences20102095misreferences
penetrance1444905pe_ne_trance_
peregrines1346515per_e_grin_es
performances2172685per_formances
permanences1754495permane__nces
permeance1545915per__me_ance_
perpetrates1566205perpe_tra_tes
persistences1653865pers_istences
pertinences1545755pertine__nces
prearranges1453045p_r_earranges
precedences1845515p_r_ecedences
preclearances1962065preclearances
preference1776985p_r_eference_
prefinances1875015p_r_efinances
preponderances2162275preponderances
presciences17127275prescie__nces
presences132113795p_r_ese__nces
presentences1655695prese_ntences
pretences132312615p_r_ete__nces
prevalences1845095p_r_evalences
protuberances1961265protuberances
provenance1744495p_r_ovenance_
pursuances1443455purs___uances
purtenances1553865pur__tenances
purveyance2052375pur__veyance_
reassurances14112605reas_surances
reconveyances2362425reconveyances
recreances1446505__r_ecreances
reentrances1345175__reentrances
references1589355__r_eferences
relevances1596115__r_elevances
remembrances20152905re_membrances
rerebraces1445035rer_e_bra_ces
resemblances1892215re_semblances
reverence14710165__r_everence_
reverenced1676315__r_everenced
reverencer1575725__r_everencer
reverencers1673325__r_everencers
securances1445745___securances
temperances1754735te__mperances

Search took 10 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 Limit124790788.73314289.5
3Display Results78780.0501560.0
 (SQL Overall)178691789.18919446.2
 
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