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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 “blandishing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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86 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
blandishing185290(None) 
brandishing1853361brandishing
banishing1537142b_an_ishing
planishing1645322plan_ishing
blanching17297093blan__ching
blandish1497003blandish___
blandished1743333blandish_ed
blandisher1643463blandish_er
blandishers1743003blandishers
blandishes1644613blandish_es
blandishment2092983blandishment
blemishing1843513bl_emishing
blindsiding1681183blindsiding
blondining1462983blondi_ning
burnishing1643913burn_ishing
evanishing1743863evan_ishing
languishing1653113_languishing
lavishing1644553_la_vishing
plenishing1644693plen_ishing
vanishing1646303_van_ishing
anguishing1543734__anguishing
bakshishing2451774bakshishing
bandaging1436064b_and_aging
banding114921414b_and___ing
bandying15218074b_and__ying
baptising1446094b_aptis_ing
bashing135422584b_a___shing
blacklisting2152234blacklisting
blading113615364bla_d___ing
blandishments21102334blandishments
blanketing1743324blan_keting
blanking154411934blan___king
blasting114013434bla___sting
blenching17276504blen__ching
blending12249964blend___ing
blinding123210164blind___ing
blissing1136874bl___issing
blondish1476174blondish___
blundering1444824blund_ering
blushing14339334bl___ushing
bonefishing2052624bonefishing
botanising1345954botan_is_ing
brainwashing2151524brainwashing
braising113014564bra__is_ing
branching17289264bran__ching
branding122513684brand___ing
brandish1469024brandish___
brandished1744004brandish_ed
brandishes1645894brandish_es
brandling1348254brand__ling
brandying1654884brand__ying
burnishings1751864burn_ishings
clandestine1453014clandestine
clashing143812194cla___shing
crawfishing2351734crawfishing
dandifying1974314_dandifying
dishing124017104____dishing
famishing1845234_fa_mishing
finishing1645844_fin_ishing
flashing153711554fla___shing
flemishing1943494fl_emishing
flourishing1852564flourishing
fluidising1542584fluidis_ing
furnishing1744014furn_ishing
garnishing1544574_garnishing
kyanising1743874kyan_is_ing
laicising1245624_laicis_ing
landfilling1652404_landfilling
landing92819324_land___ing
landowning1543154_landowning
lashing114422894_la___shing
minishing1547074_min_ishing
monishing1547544_mon_ishing
plashing143311064pla___shing
punishing1545384_pun_ishing
ravishing1634984_ra_vishing
sandwiching2151794_sandwiching
slandering1237244sland_ering
slashing123713414sla___shing
stablishing1753544stablishing
stonishing1444914ston_ishing
tarnishing1445154_tarnishing
unwishing1635594__unwishing
vanquishing2752284_vanquishing
varnishing1744474_varnishing
wampishing2142754_wampishing

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 Filter1786911488190.466383457.1
2DLD Change Limit148819869.40615821.7
3Display Results86860.0302866.7
 (SQL Overall)178691869.90218046.0
 
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