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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 “blethering” 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.

71 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
blethering1611593(None) 
blathering16107581blathering
blithering16116121blithering
bettering122212752b_ettering
blattering13108712blattering
bothering152210202b_othering
brothering1646032brothering
lathering13912252_lathering
leathering1488682_leathering
lechering1538442_lechering
lettering102112072_lettering
slathering14108282slathering
slithering1496892slithering
tethering1339132_tethering
altering91917113al_t_ering
bantering122414233bant_ering
bartering122313643bart_ering
battering122715143b_attering
beavering1538703b_eavering
bethorning1644203b_ethorning
bittering122511993b_ittering
blabbering14104363blabbering
blearing113111943ble__aring
bleeding12359053ble__eding
bleeping13377933ble__eping
blether12459913blether___
blethered15165433blether_ed
blethers13429613blether__s
blinkering1744323blinkering
blistering13107063blistering
blubbering14103443blubbering
blundering1444823blundering
blustering13106183blustering
bolstering1346883bolst_ering
burthening1643463burthening
butchering1844503butchering
buttering122312523b_uttering
clattering13109233clattering
cluttering13106833cluttering
dithering1499853_dithering
fathering161010093_fathering
feathering17108793feathering
fettering132310513_fettering
flattering1498743flattering
fleering123811283fle__ering
flittering1486503flittering
fluttering14106293fluttering
furthering1744353furthering
gathering1499463_gathering
gettering112310033_gettering
glittering1296003glittering
leering83417643_le__ering
letterings11226003_letterings
levering122212503_le_vering
littering102411983_littering
metering112915633_met_ering
mothering152110183_mothering
murthering1644473murthering
peltering122011673pelt_ering
petering112516813_pet_ering
pothering151911283_pothering
relettering1255513relettering
smothering1646013smothering
swithering17105213swithering
teetering10239893teet_ering
telphering1644203telphering
untethering1543683untethering
weathering1798353weathering
weltering13219493welt_ering
withering16108813_withering
wuthering1697803_wuthering

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603715.43625865.2
3Display Results71710.0332151.5
 (SQL Overall)178691715.89230327.7
 
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