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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 “destroying” 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.

48 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
destroying156490(None) 
bestrowing1644372bestrowing
descrying1635102descr_ying
estraying1338292_estraying
stroying122410592__stroying
bestowing1535803best_owing
bestrewing1643773bestrewing
bestriding1446003bestriding
betraying1537713be_traying
decoying15208763de__coying
decrying15237413de_cr_ying
defraying1735853de_fraying
deploying1636153de_ploying
describing1645073describing
deserting11713143deser_ting
deserving1497903deser_ving
desiring10312143desir__ing
desorbing1346363desor_bing
destaining1267943destaining
destining11311433dest_ining
destroy1138153destroy___
destroyed1445083destroy_ed
destroyer1344553destroy_er
destroyers1443653destroyers
destroys1236693destroy__s
destructing1546113destructing
dethroning1544743dethroning
detoxing1736313de_t_oxing
detruding1245193de_truding
disproving1746293disproving
disrobing1347703dis_robing
distorting1239593distorting
escrowing1544813_escrowing
festooning1444493festooning
keystroking1891403keystroking
respraying1636093respraying
restoking1438193rest_oking
restoring10314613rest_oring
restriking1548043restriking
restring91518783restr__ing
restriving1448133restriving
restudying1543423restudying
retrying122410453re_tr_ying
storying12249673__storying
straying122912693__straying
stroking132610943__stroking
strowing122310563__strowing
testifying1745403testifying

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603486.57621381.2
3Display Results48480.0163000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691486.99825534.6
 
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