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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 “drowning” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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320 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
drowning1329836(None) 
browning14299641browning
crowning143510031crowning
downing123811671d_owning
droning93013721dro_ning
drownding1564121drownding
drowsing13287771drowsing
frowning15307831frowning
browsing14319352browsing
clowning14307252clowning
crooning113112112crooning
crowding15247932crowding
crowing133814762crow_ing
dawning124111012d_awning
decrowning1743592decrowning
disowning1446112disowning
donning93512762d_onning
dowing114221512d_ow_ing
dowsing123411122d_owsing
draining103312672draining
drawing123812052draw_ing
drawling13318672drawling
drolling103510762drolling
drooling102610422drooling
drooping12268802drooping
dropping14309282dropping
drouking1436442drouking
droving12379682dro_ving
gowning12258832_gowning
groaning102410282groaning
groining102310632groining
growing123512472grow_ing
growling1348162growling
ironing82414012iro_ning
owning104110332__owning
prawning1446962prawning
prowling1449992prowling
rowing103623302_row_ing
trowing113413702trow_ing
aborning1188003aborning
adjoining1844033adjoining
adorning1087323adorning
aproning11311793apro_ning
arointing1049363arointing
arousing93811803arousing
aroynting1344633aroynting
arrowing1237943arrow_ing
atoning83514873ato_ning
avowing1466603avow_ing
awning105013393__awning
blowing133813053blow_ing
boning94223293_bo_ning
bowing124723063_bow_ing
bowling133916493_bowling
bowsing134012503_bowsing
braining113414683braining
branning112911093branning
brawling143210043brawling
brewing133411153brew_ing
brining103216473br_ining
broiling113112013broiling
broking143514823bro_king
bronzing2037693bronzing
brooding122911373brooding
brooking153710703brooking
brooming132911143brooming
brownie12178433browni_e
brownier13226913brownier
brownies13189613brownies
brownish1645643brownish
chowing164412773chow_ing
chowsing17217343chowsing
cloning103215473clo_ning
coining103920543_coining
coning94331823_co_ning
conning103718753_conning
corning103720123_corning
cowing124526323_cow_ing
cowling134017423_cowling
craning103620303cr_aning
crawling143110513crawling
crewing133212633crew_ing
croaking153712163croaking
crocking174313443crocking
crooking153611343crooking
cropping153210883cropping
crossing112612683crossing
damning114211633d_amning
darkening1535683darkening
darning93817333d_arning
davening13258873davening
dawing114819823d_aw_ing
dawting123610673d_awting
deaning94020473d_eaning
deboning12109153deboning
defining133711803defining
dehorning1455243dehorning
deigning1137753deigning
denning93515173d_enning
deponing121211213deponing
dewing114115703d_ew_ing
dining84525133d__ining
dinning93416553d_inning
discrowning1843803discrowning
divining1338413divining
dizening19177143dizening
doating93816863d_oating
docking153615013d_ocking
dodging11299063d_odging
doffing15357793d_offing
dogging113312693d_ogging
doing74923583d_o__ing
doling84923133d_o_ling
dolling93817373d_olling
doming104218393d_o_ming
doodling11218403doodling
dooming113112533d_ooming
doping103919463d_o_ping
dosing83920273d_o_sing
dossing93313273d_ossing
doting84821913d_o_ting
dotting93314483d_otting
dousing93315763d_ousing
dovening13238353dovening
doweling13279763d_oweling
dowering132510613d_owering
downier11299703d_ownier
downlink1644523d_ownlink
downswing1743043d_ownswing
downwind1653413d_ownwind
dozening19236183dozening
dozing174214193d_o_zing
drabbing14286803drabbing
drafting13339403drafting
dragging12308103dragging
dragooning1342883dragooning
dramming14347563dramming
draping114213353dr_aping
dratting10389653dratting
drawings13386283draw_ings
draying123813843dr_aying
dreading113712803dreading
dreaming124011063dreaming
dredging12236423dredging
dreeing94311183dr_eeing
dressing102810423dressing
dribbing14325883dribbing
drifting13338733drifting
drilling103311983drilling
drinking14308913drinking
dripping14278033dripping
driving123910713dr_iving
droningly1445763dro_ningly
dronish1138913dro_nish
droppings15264503droppings
drown95515823drow__n_
drownd11478313drow__nd
drownded14334433drownded
drownds12346153drown_ds
drowned12419903drown_ed
drowner11369803drown_er
drowners12428273drowners
drowns105612333drow__ns
drowsier1284903drowsier
drowsily1583723drowsily
drubbing14286053drubbing
drudging12256233drudging
drugging12326443drugging
drumming14265783drumming
drying113411603dr__ying
dunning93514473d_unning
durning93511733d_urning
dwining12269293d_wining
eloining9310443eloining
embrowning1842923embrowning
eroding9314273ero_ding
fawning14409133_fawning
flowing143411763flow_ing
foining113013453_foining
fowling143713113_fowling
frocking18309573frocking
frogging14358733frogging
fronting12310443fronting
frosting12311183frosting
frothing15208533frothing
frouncing1534763frouncing
frowningly2042843frowningly
frowsting1634683frowsting
gadrooning1343543gadrooning
glowing123211793glow_ing
graining102813183graining
greening103112533greening
grinning1037863grinning
grokking1334813grokking
grooming12309513grooming
grooving13286713grooving
groping113313103gro_ping
grossing103111063grossing
grounding1236083grounding
grouping12308533grouping
grousing103410453grousing
grouting103410793grouting
honing103421503_ho_ning
horning113015003_horning
howking183610313_howking
howling143413163_howling
imbrowning1842603imbrowning
ironings9217583iro_nings
joining153011483_joining
jowing174216043_jow_ing
knowing15287683know_ing
loaning83614833_loaning
lowing104623273_low_ing
marooning1238593marooning
meowing1368593meow_ing
moaning103714443_moaning
mooning103415553_mooning
morning103215043_morning
mowing124119093_mow_ing
nooning83014853_nooning
owing96222723__ow_ing
pawning134711413_pawning
phoning13312053pho_ning
plowing133111723plow_ing
preening113115843preening
probing123314443pro_bing
prodding13189343prodding
profaning1537293profaning
progging132610383progging
promoing13310463promoing
pronging123511843pronging
proofing1439313proofing
propining14310133propining
proponing1439993proponing
propping122811673propping
prosing103319383pro_sing
proving134214073pro_ving
pruning10311733pr_uning
quoining1835893quoining
raining83922693_raining
recrowning1645213recrowning
reining84425323_reining
renowning1336083renowning
rinning83216743_rinning
roaming103215793_roaming
roaring82916003_roaring
robbing123313213_robbing
robing93618003_ro_bing
rocking143619633_rocking
rodding103814533_rodding
roguing9309563_roguing
roiling83220453_roiling
rolfing113710653_rolfing
rolling83620413_rolling
romping123113033_romping
roofing113814353_roofing
rooking123517363_rooking
rooming104117043_rooming
roosing84018133_roosing
rooting83522433_rooting
roping94023023_ro_ping
rosing73925593_ro_sing
rosining92411423_rosining
rotting82919683_rotting
rouging93114703_rouging
rounding102812283_rounding
rouping103715793_rouping
rousing83920553_rousing
routing83821093_routing
roving103618743_ro_ving
roweling122811123_roweling
rowings113710363_row_ings
ruining83514883_ruining
running83514593_running
scorning1169133scorning
scowing133812093scow_ing
scowling1458293scowling
showing143814663show_ing
showring1548323showring
slowing112814743slow_ing
snowing113913453snow_ing
sorning83116813_sorning
sowing104222913_sow_ing
spawning14296913spawning
spooning112811443spooning
stoning83717443sto_ning
stowing113315133stow_ing
strowing122310563strow_ing
swooning12278203swooning
swouning12246563swouning
thorning1237513thorning
throning1238863thro_ning
throwing1536723throw_ing
toning74025793_to_ning
towing103823193_tow_ing
training93015863training
trawling122710783trawling
trining82919213tr_ining
troaking133310973troaking
trocking153612423trocking
troking123514103tro_king
trolling93212493trolling
tromping13319603tromping
trooping112710283trooping
trothing122410843trothing
trotting92510913trotting
trouncing1235153trouncing
trouping11249503trouping
troweling1376363troweling
uncrowning1644273uncrowning
vowing133715273_vow_ing
vrooming14287353vrooming
wonning113210793_wonning
wowing133915393_wow_ing
wronging13327393wronging
yawning14378343_yawning
yowing133715543_yow_ing
yowling143610223_yowling
zoning162914333_zo_ning
zooning172910703_zooning

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 Filter1786911461620.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit1461623207.23320207.7
3Display Results3203200.1402285.7
 (SQL Overall)1786913207.82622833.0
 
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