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

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66 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
abuilding134356(None) 
building1237501_building
abiding11510502ab_i_ding
buildings1334252_buildings
rebuilding1443632rebuilding
unbuilding1443672unbuilding
upbuilding1642072upbuilding
aboding11410123ab__oding
abounding1335193abounding
abrading1239503ab_rading
abridging1443853abridging
abseiling1265343abseil_ing
absolving1543323absolving
abusing1049113abu__sing
abutting1137003abu_tting
aiding84423613a__i_ding
ailing74331013a__il_ing
anviling1239743anvil_ing
anvilling1336833anvilling
aquiline1746873aquil_ine
auding83616933a_u__ding
availing1267283avail_ing
avoiding1336783avoi_ding
avulsing1234433avu_lsing
bailing103723523_bail_ing
balding114015063_b_alding
baulking1536003bau_lking
bidding123613513_b_idding
biding104720793_b_i_ding
bielding12237473_bielding
bilging114212683_b_ilging
bilking144413553_b_ilking
billing103823853_b_illing
binding113819383_b_inding
birding114014923_b_irding
blinding123210163_blinding
boatbuilding1881603boatbuilding
boiling103819673_boil_ing
bridling122610583_bridling
budding123712403_bu_dding
bugling113615343_bugl_ing
bulging113514213_bu_lging
bulking143815123_bu_lking
bulling104324793_bu_lling
bullring11388423_bullring
bullying14329293_bullying
bundling12219703_bundling
burling104421133_burl_ing
butling103516813_butl_ing
childing15288503_childing
engilding1244483engilding
gilding103813003__gilding
guiding102911843_gui_ding
guiling93214213_guil_ing
hilding123713533__hilding
milding113615453__milding
misbuilding1742733misbuilding
moulding12258143mou_lding
nonbuilding1552553nonbuilding
outbuilding1543543outbuilding
prebuilding1742383prebuilding
quilling182510003_quilling
quilting18218713_quilting
regilding1236123regilding
squidding2143153squidding
wilding123814293__wilding

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641666.36023371.2
3Display Results66660.0302200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691666.82626178.0
 
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