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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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146 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
preferences187619(None) 
preference1776981preference_
references1589351_references
deferences1677872_deferences
precedences1845512precedences
reference14810092_reference_
referenced1676862_referenced
reverences1579172_reverences
conferences1898813conferences
deference1578493_deference_
differences2054913differences
inferences15410363_inferences
irreverences1752923irreverences
misreferences20102093misreferences
precedence1746113precedence_
precedencies1953723precedencies
preerects1345413pre_ere_cts
preferments1844743prefermen_ts
prefinances1875013prefinances
prefreezes2442003pref_reezes
presciences17127273presciences
presences132113793pr__esences
presentences1655693presentences
pretences132312613pr__etences
prevalences1845103prevalences
refences13311853_ref__ences
referees111310413_refere__es
referents12259643_referen_ts
refluences1545523_refluences
reverence14710163_reverence_
reverenced1676313_reverenced
reverencer1575723_reverencer
reverencers1673323_reverencers
adherences1664884_adherences
coherences1787044_coherences
conference1799014conference_
conferrences19106074conferrences
credences1498144cr__edences
defences1439634_def__ences
deferents13269394_deferen_ts
deterrences1455184_deterrences
difference1955024difference_
differenced2153464differenced
emergences15105954__emergences
freelances1545234fre_elances
frequences2444934fre_quences
inference14411034_inference_
inherences1568974_inherences
interferences1855474interferences
irreverence1653114irreverence_
misreference1982524misreference_
peeresses1138474p_e_eresses
pelerines11311844p_elerin_es
penetrances1544804p_enetrances
penitences1447974p_enitences
performances2172684performances
permanences1754504permanences
permeances1645654perme_ances
perseverances2061844perseverances
pertinences1545764pertinences
prearranges1453044prearranges
precedency2053694precedenc_y
precedents1545724preceden_ts
preclearances1962064preclearances
precreases1445654pre_creases
predeceases1653624predeceases
predefines1645434predefin_es
preelects1356084pre_ele_cts
preemergence1962294preemergence_
preeminences1883524preeminences
preerect1259274pre_ere_c_t
preerected1545574pre_erected
prefaces15311064pref___aces
prefects1598134pref__e_cts
prefectures1844304prefectures
preferable1746724preferable_
preferential1753874preferential
preferment1746324prefermen__t
preferred1555004prefer__red
preferrer1443894prefer__rer
preferrers1542984prefer_rers
prefers123713334prefer____s
prefinance1795444prefinance_
prefinanced1983184prefinanced
prefires134313284prefir___es
prefranked2042774pref_ranked
prefranks1862994pref_ran_ks
prefreeze2342094pref_reeze_
prepotencies1884294prepotencies
preprices1569264pre_pr_ices
prereleases1353164prereleases
prerinses1138814pr__erinses
prescience16157294prescience_
preselects1464364presele_cts
presence122213514pr__esence_
presentence1546394presentence_
presentenced1754044presentenced
preserves14109074preser__ves
preservice1744494preservice_
presidencies1754484presidencies
prestresses1346724prestresses
preteens1038124prete_en__s
pretence122312124pr__etence_
pretenses112210594pr__etenses
preterites12411804preter_ites
prevalence1745484prevalence_
prominences1744884prominences
provenances1854534provenances
proveniences1953674proveniences
providences1953824providences
prudences1446684pr__udences
pruriences1444704pr_uriences
recreances1446504_recreances
recurrences1544864_recurrences
redolences1376804_redolences
reemergences1753044reemergences
reerects10319924_re_ere_cts
refence12312244_ref__ence_
refenced1439004_ref__enced
referee101615754_refere__e_
refereed12149694_refere__ed
referencing1744494_referencing
referenda1343074_referen_da
referendum1661614_referendum
referendums176944_referendums
referent112813424_referen__t
refinances15107144_refinances
refluence1445864_refluence_
refreezes2153444_ref_reezes
refreshes1595954_ref_reshes
refulgences1753354_refulgences
relevances1596114_relevances
remanences1446634_remanences
renitences1248454_renitences
resentences1347424_resentences
reservices1544894_reservices
residences1368244_residences
resurgences1445004_resurgences
reticences1447464_reticences
retrenches1545914_re_trenches
reverends13266034_reveren_ds
severances1546784_severances
sufferances1953374sufferances
threepences1851964thre_epences
transferences1853694transferences
vehemences2053434_vehemences

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 Filter1786911488190.450397091.1
2DLD Change Limit1488191469.19016193.6
3Display Results1461460.0761921.1
 (SQL Overall)1786911469.71618391.4
 
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