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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 “competing” 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.

32 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
competing16371246(None) 
compering163414161compering
completing1748411completing
compting153013601comp_ting
computing16309851computing
carpeting1439482carpeting
coapting133511612coap_ting
coempting1636072coemp_ting
colleting12311052colleting
combating16310152combating
commenting1749172commenting
commuting16288442commuting
compacting19177082compacting
comparing162410582comparing
comparting17188372comparting
compeering1747052compeering
compelling1746552compelling
competent15411252competent
compiling1637762compiling
comping143518592comp__ing
complecting2045752complecting
complexing2444742complexing
complying1936112complying
comporting17199162comporting
composing16179842composing
composting17178042composting
coopering142611322coopering
coopting133411312coop_ting
coppering162810892coppering
corseting12312172corseting
cosseting1239542cosseting
coveting141912302co_veting

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 Filter1786911214360.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121436323.81331847.9
3Display Results32320.0132461.5
 (SQL Overall)178691323.98244874.7
 
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