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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 “distancing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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61 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
distancing144708(None) 
disbanding1545582disbanding
discanting1449452discanting
distaining1248902distaining
distasting1248022distasting
distending1348332distending
instancing1344642instancing
dancing113611563d___ancing
desanding12207653des_anding
descanting1446923descanting
destaining1267943destaining
destining11311433destin_ing
dictating1338883dicta_ting
disabling1337753dis_abling
disarming1338803dis_arming
disbarring1445283disbarring
disbranching2152483disbranching
discarding1547343discarding
discasing1339433disca_sing
discing113914593dis___cing
disdaining1345993disdaining
diseasing11310833disea_sing
disgracing1586743disgracing
dismantling1543393dismantling
dismasting1446383dismasting
dismaying1656823disma_ying
disowning1446113disown_ing
disparting1438933disparting
dispatching20143523dispatching
dispending1547923dispending
dispensing1448233dispensing
displacing1646413displacing
displanting1546043displanting
disrating11714553disra_ting
dissaving1436953dissa_ving
dissenting121310293dissenting
distain8313783dista__in_
distains9413603dista__ins
distance11311853distanc__e
distanced1348573distanc_ed
distances12311653distanc_es
distilling1247793distilling
distorting1239583distorting
distracting1569253distracting
distraining1346983distraining
districting1559003districting
disturbing1445653disturbing
disvaluing1574433disvaluing
financing1544073fi_nancing
islanding1135623_islanding
listening10128953listen_ing
mistaking1699693mista_king
mistending1447953mistending
mistracing1569603mistracing
mistuning1237673mistun_ing
outdistancing176853outdistancing
stanching1538083__stanching
standing103413633__standing
stanging104013653__stanging
staning83922243__stan_ing
upstanding1443713upstanding

Search took 7 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 Limit140603616.15622840.0
3Display Results61610.0302033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691616.59227107.3
 
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