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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 “candling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

75 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
candling12231387(None) 
canaling112016411canaling
candying15188991candying
dandling112511731dandling
handling132312711handling
sandling102214411sandling
addling10229832_addling
aneling82719502_aneling
angling92816042_angling
ankling122912062_ankling
banding114921412band_ing
bandying15218072bandying
bantling112612002bantling
brandling1348252brandling
bundling12219702bundling
cabling124017552ca_bling
cackling172610942cackling
caddying16225062caddying
cadging123610972ca_dging
cageling12310842cageling
cajoling18318422cajoling
calling103826772ca_lling
canalling1239552canalling
canceling14310162canceling
caning94128622can__ing
canning103620132can_ning
canoeing11310212canoeing
canoodling1443582canoodling
canting104725902can_ting
carding113922432card_ing
carling103727062ca_rling
caroling113317002caroling
castling11311232castling
catling104819792ca_tling
caviling14310112caviling
coddling13258472coddling
codling114418952c_odling
condoling13510372condoling
cradling122411452cradling
crankling16147292crankling
cuddling13287652cuddling
curdling12228892curdling
daddling12258232daddling
dangling112611232dangling
dawdling14236372dawdling
dindling112411162dindling
eanling81416672ean_ling
fondling13189352fondling
gangling112411402gangling
handing123518892hand_ing
handlings14237342handlings
hondling132210012hondling
jangling17249622jangling
kindling14229622kindling
ladling92813392la_dling
landing92819322land_ing
landline9311442landline
mangling122312622mangling
mantling112012612mantling
paddling13218642paddling
pandying15217662pandying
paneling111013622paneling
pindling122110982pindling
raddling11229772raddling
rankling132610112rankling
saddling11239592saddling
sandaling112010562sandaling
sanding93520602sand_ing
sandlings11238092sandlings
scandaling14195452scandaling
scantling12107232scantling
tangling101712542tangling
waddling14237932waddling
wangling132310992wangling
windling132212262windling

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059753.47034887.3
3Display Results75750.0302500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691753.89045936.0
 
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