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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 “decoloring” 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.

46 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
decoloring148631(None) 
decolouring1583431decolouring
recoloring1367581recoloring
coloring11414842__coloring
declaring1339572dec_laring
decolorize2256062decolorize
decolorizing2555132decolorizing
deploring1337852de_ploring
discoloring1544742discoloring
colorings1247683__colorings
colouring1258733__colouring
decentring1446753decentring
declawing1636213dec_lawing
declining13129353dec_lining
decocting1538123deco_cting
decoding132410053dec__oding
decollating1545963decollating
decolonize2245523decolonize
decolonizing2585073decolonizing
decolor1087033decolor___
decolored1345663decolor_ed
decolorized2445253decolorized
decolorizer2354593decolorizer
decolorizes2345883decolorizes
decolors1187713decolor__s
decomposing1943633decomposing
decorating14312073decorating
decoupling1643693decoupling
decoying15208763dec__oying
deploying1636153de_ploying
desolating1239463desolating
detouring1136973deto_uring
developing1743673developing
devolving1733983devol_ving
devouring1435953devo_uring
dewooling1444323dewo_oling
discolouring1652643discolouring
doctoring1346183doc_toring
exploring1945543_exploring
hectoring1538303hec_toring
miscoloring1644263miscoloring
overcoloring1844693overcoloring
recooking16148543reco_oking
recovering1647373recovering
sectoring1239583sec_toring
vectoring1537413vec_toring

Search took 8 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 Limit140603466.62621219.9
3Display Results46460.0301533.3
 (SQL Overall)178691467.07925242.4
 
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