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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 “explaining” 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.

37 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
explaining204430(None) 
emplaning1446532empla_ning
enplaning1246802enpla_ning
exclaiming2243112exclaiming
explanting2045222explanting
exploiting2044892exploiting
plaining113911552__plaining
reexplaining2251952reexplaining
captaining1546073captaining
complaining1844733complaining
deplaning1338053depla_ning
eloining9310443e__loining
emplacing1645483empla_cing
enchaining1644943enchaining
engraining1245223engraining
entraining1147643entraining
examining1945143ex_amining
expanding2044793exp_anding
expediting2144643expediting
expiating1938543expia_ting
expiring1836253exp__iring
explain1667043expla__in_
explained1944543explain_ed
explainer1844243explain_er
explainers1943113explainers
explains1766443expla__ins
exploding2044933expl_oding
exploring1945543expl_oring
expositing2045353expositing
paining103920243__p_aining
plaiting113113513__plaiting
planing103418253__pla_ning
planning113610223__planning
replanning1345313replanning
splining11310773_spl_ining
spraining1248153_spraining
unplaiting1345503unplaiting

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 Limit140603376.50021631.2
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.92225814.9
 
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