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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 “flattering” 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.

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
flattering149874(None) 
blattering13108711blattering
clattering13109231clattering
flattening14115101flattening
flittering1486501flittering
fluttering14106291fluttering
battering122715142_battering
blathering16107582blathering
chattering16108642chattering
cluttering13106832cluttering
faltering132211112f_altering
fathering161010092f_athering
fattening13287832f_attening
feathering17108792feathering
fettering132310512f_ettering
flatteries1347412flatteries
flatteringly1952562flatteringly
flatting123511252flatt__ing
flustering14105932flustering
frittering14105622frittering
glittering1296002glittering
lathering13912252_lathering
lettering102112072_lettering
littering102411982_littering
mattering122314052_mattering
nattering102212212_nattering
pattering122314422_pattering
plastering1339242plastering
scattering1398012scattering
shattering1498282shattering
slathering14108282slathering
smattering1397582smattering
spattering13107792spattering
splattering1454542splattering
tattering102212322_tattering
unflattering1672042unflattering
yattering132410442_yattering

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 Filter1786911088240.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit108824373.09635149.9
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.54550406.5
 
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