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

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

115 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
following166575(None) 
fallowing1666431fallowing
fellowing1655921fellowing
followings1752821followings
hollowing1675931hollowing
allowing12369092_allowing
bellowing1547192bellowing
billowing1545872billowing
bolloxing1944772bolloxing
dolloping1344992dolloping
flowing143411762f__lowing
folioing1237572folio_ing
hallowing1676942hallowing
holloaing1385792holloaing
holloing12148822hollo_ing
hollooing1385362hollooing
lolloping1244682lolloping
mellowing1545892mellowing
pillowing1545492pillowing
sallowing1357382sallowing
tallowing1366292tallowing
wallowing1666072wallowing
willowing1645322willowing
yellowing1655072yellowing
alloying12339143_alloying
balloting1238383balloting
blowing133813053__blowing
bolling103820883boll__ing
bollixing1944813bollixing
borrowing1544563borrowing
bowwowing1742133bowwowing
collaging1337913collaging
collaring12310543collaring
collating12312763collating
colleting12311053colleting
colliding1338583colliding
colloguing1444543colloguing
colluding1335903colluding
collying14319543coll_ying
coloring11414843co_loring
dolling93817373doll__ing
dollying13407413doll_ying
elbowing1435013_elbowing
falling113621583fall__ing
farrowing1645873farrowing
fellating1339243fellating
felling113321133fell__ing
filleting1335843filleting
filling113520803fill__ing
filliping1544233filliping
flawing143812563f__lawing
flooding13238963f_looding
flooring12259883f_looring
flyblowing225913flyblowing
foaling113515843foal__ing
foiling113317653foil__ing
folding123912443fo_l_ding
foliating1339253foliating
follow124010353follow___
followed15146273follow_ed
follower14137073follow_er
followers15146183followers
follows13409923follow__s
followup1642173follow_up
followups1742293followups
fooling113117373fo__oling
footing115017593fo__oting
forboding1645143forboding
fordoing1357303fordo_ing
forewing1539003fo_rewing
forgoing1366853forgo_ing
fouling113315373foul__ing
fowling143713113fowl__ing
fullering1336653fullering
fulling114019703full__ing
furrowing1644063furrowing
galloping1356253galloping
glowing123211793__glowing
gullwing13304923gull_wing
halloaing1387033halloaing
halloing121510073hallo_ing
hallooing1366343hallooing
helloing12159123hello_ing
hilloaing1375433hilloaing
hilloing12158303hillo_ing
hollaing12167093holl_aing
hollering1337743hollering
hulloaing1384523hulloaing
hulloing12146703hullo_ing
hullooing1383993hullooing
jollying19316053joll_ying
kotowing1634013ko_towing
kowtowing2042123kowtowing
lolling83415773loll__ing
lowing104623273___lowing
nonloving1345413nonloving
plowing133111723__plowing
pollening1236923pollening
polling102920383poll__ing
polluting1235703polluting
powwowing1741873powwowing
reflowing1636523reflowing
reglowing1436173reglowing
replowing1537413replowing
rolling83620413roll__ing
scolloping1543243scolloping
shallowing1744113shallowing
slowing112814743__slowing
soloing82813803so_lo_ing
sorrowing1344873sorrowing
swallowing1743043swallowing
tolling83418563toll__ing
upflowing1842933upflowing
volleying1643763volleying
walloping1545593walloping

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 Filter1786911486410.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit1486411156.37623312.6
3Display Results1151150.0462500.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911156.87525991.4
 
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