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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 “fending” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

108 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
fending12371760(None) 
bending114420891bending
ending83220251_ending
feeding123515071feeding
fencing132411131fencing
feuding123410261feuding
finding124116541finding
fonding123815421fonding
funding124113661funding
lending94118531lending
mending114018681mending
pending114119771pending
rending93924261rending
sending94221371sending
tending94419161tending
vending124015261vending
wending123816841wending
amending12308912amending
banding114921412banding
beading113221862beading
bedding124114482bedding
binding113819382binding
blending12249962blending
bonding113318432bonding
ceding104014802ce_ding
censing104215262censing
deeding103315122deeding
defending15298352defending
denning93515172denning
denting94422182denting
denuding1137112denuding
denying123711292denying
emending12298892emending
endings92910442_endings
enduing9249722_enduing
fading114821112f_ading
fanning113615072fanning
farding123716742farding
fearing113520032fearing
feasing113916652feasing
feazing205411442feazing
feeing104416502fe_eing
feeling113617072feeling
feezing204610162feezing
feinting123410832feinting
felling113321132felling
felting113515212felting
fencings14225662fencings
fessing113812862fessing
feting104417792fe_ting
fetting113517872fetting
feuing104412272fe_uing
fielding13206862fielding
findings13328442findings
fining104223212fin_ing
finking154016602finking
finning113615112finning
flensing1246972flensing
folding123912442folding
fondling13189352fondling
fonduing13245892fonduing
fording123717042fording
founding133010792founding
friending1495552friending
funking154013022funking
funning113813612funning
gelding103911792gelding
handing123518892handing
heading122919112heading
heeding123515062heeding
henting113719652henting
herding122915122herding
kenning124010542kenning
landing92819322landing
leading93419552leading
lensing84015102lensing
melding113414272melding
mendings12338302mendings
mensing103915102mensing
minding113317892minding
needing93214422needing
offending1744092offending
penning103616492penning
ponding114317082ponding
reading93327212reading
redding103218512redding
reding83825562re_ding
reeding94124132reeding
renting84026852renting
sanding93520602sanding
scending122610582scending
seeding93719482seeding
sensing84116952sensing
shending132511252shending
spending122712432spending
tedding103210882tedding
tensing84616652tensing
tenting84621152tenting
trending103012832trending
unending10239942unending
upending12258132upending
venging123710942venging
venting114218092venting
wedding133411872wedding
weeding123815212weeding
welding123213252welding
winding123517912winding
yenning11369492yenning

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit1076711083.00035890.3
3Display Results1081080.0333272.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911083.40652463.6
 
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