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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 “engineering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

74 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
engineering135316(None) 
engineerings1451851engineerings
engendering1453082engendering
reengineering1591962reengineering
bioengineering1871213bioengineering
domineering1553323domineering
enciphering1952953enciphering
endangering14133513endangering
engineer945493engineer___
engineered1252683engineer_ed
engineers1044203engineer__s
engineries1145473engin_eries
engining1039293engin___ing
gingering1238873__gingering
mutineering1453233mutineering
nonengineering1671423nonengineering
angering102113804ang___ering
befingering1843134befingering
bioengineerings1971084bioengineerings
blinkering1744324_blinkering
cindering13311224__cindering
clinkering1745234_clinkering
coinhering1647314_coinhering
cylindering1842514cylindering
degendering1543634degendering
embittering1642944embittering
encountering1583134encountering
encumbering1852814encumbering
endearing1139324en__dearing
enfettering1543234enfettering
enfevering1743864en_fevering
engilding1244484engi__lding
enginery1244564engin_er__y
engirding1244154engi__rding
engirdling1342304engi_rdling
enkindling1642484enkin_dling
enlivening1442934enli_vening
enregistering1562054enregistering
ensnaring1046384en_sn_aring
ensphering1644974en_sphering
entering91920054e___ntering
enwheeling1742484en_wheeling
enwinding1444934enwin__ding
fingering1439194__fingering
gandering122111294__gandering
gendering12249754__gendering
gibbering1534714__gibbering
hindering14310274__hindering
ingathering16103014ingathering
inhering12913714___inhering
lingering11310514__lingering
malingering1563194malingering
nickering1636574_n_ickering
niddering1255324_n_iddering
nidering10510484_n_i_dering
niffering1645134_n_iffering
overengineering2071544overengineering
pioneering1354394_pioneering
registering1346394registering
remaindering1652674remaindering
sentineling1273374sentin_eling
sentinelling13102364sentinelling
sintering101014804__sintering
sloganeering1451644sloganeering
sneering93414504___sneering
snickering1744864sn_ickering
sniggering1343764sn_iggering
splintering1444294splintering
tinkering1437704__tinkering
unlimbering1652484unlimbering
unmitering1345004unmi_tering
veneering1337664__veneering
weaponeering1851854weaponeering
wintering13412364__wintering

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148819748.81316886.3
3Display Results74740.0461608.7
 (SQL Overall)178691749.26519286.7
 
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