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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 “clearing” 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.

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
clearing11301488(None) 
blearing113111941blearing
cleaning113112381cleaning
clearings12286061clearings
clearwing1533671clearwing
cleating113518131cleating
cleaving141389681cleaving
anearing9413972anearing
bearing103624772_bearing
blaring104317112bl_aring
bleating113514502bleating
caring95137992c__aring
ceasing104118262c_easing
cellaring1238522cellaring
cering94522532c_e_ring
charing133721322c_haring
cheating144014522cheating
cheering143612702cheering
clawing133812672cl_awing
claying133614302cl_aying
cleansing1235072cleansing
clearwings1651702clearwings
cleeking15267812cleeking
clefting14347582clefting
cleping123310422cle_ping
clerking15257162clerking
clewing13359582cle_wing
cloaking15299712cloaking
clouring112811272clouring
coleading1338522coleading
collaring12310542collaring
creaking153414122creaking
creaming133413142creaming
creasing113314442creasing
creating113921952creating
earing75235482__earing
fearing113520032_fearing
flaring114116802fl_aring
fleering123811282fleering
gearing92818842_gearing
glaring93714882gl_aring
gleaming12277932gleaming
gleaning10269322gleaning
hearing113324162_hearing
leading93419552_leading
leafing113313582_leafing
leaking123616972_leaking
leaning83721202_leaning
leaping103215992_leaping
learning978552_learning
leasing83920162_leasing
leaving114216852_leaving
leering83417642_leering
nearing83020332_nearing
pleading123011442pleading
pleasing112611592pleasing
pleating112916052pleating
rearing83128782_rearing
searing83330922_searing
shearing123915902shearing
sleaving123310982sleaving
smearing113511752smearing
spearing113216102spearing
swearing123711442swearing
tearing84021492_tearing
wearing113318862_wearing

Search took 5 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 Limit121059663.68632842.9
3Display Results66660.0164125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691664.09243668.4
 
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