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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 “drifting” 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.

33 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
drifting1333873(None) 
drafting13339401drafting
grifting13299261grifting
rifting113515001_rifting
crafting143710172crafting
deifying1637632deifying
dieting93616832d_ieting
dinting93520552d_inting
draftings14334202draftings
dratting10389652dratting
dribbing14325882dribbing
driftier1275122driftier
driftingly1843662driftingly
driftpin1441842driftpin_
driftpins1541832driftpins
drilling103311982drilling
drinking14308912drinking
dripping14278032dripping
driving123910712dri_ving
fritting123510702fritting
gifting123810892_gifting
grafting13319622grafting
gritting10309982gritting
lifting113313272_lifting
printing113216082printing
rafting113815752_rafting
riffing144011272_riffing
rifling112815012_rifling
rioting82716392_rioting
shifting152910382shifting
sifting113014592_sifting
trifling122411502trifling
writing113713892wri_ting

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 Filter1786911210590.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121059337.36016448.2
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.81222873.9
 
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