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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 “gladdening” 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.

29 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
gladdening144269(None) 
gardening1236512g_ardening
gladding1236302gladd__ing
laddering1237592_laddering
ladening1078822_la_dening
maddening1445112_maddening
saddening1245212_saddening
bemaddening1851813bemaddening
blackening1944793blackening
cladding1337143cladd__ing
deadening1277583dea_dening
flattening14115103flattening
gadding113411453g_add__ing
gandering122111293g_andering
glaceing1236533gla_ce_ing
gladden10376313gladde__n_
gladdened1342583gladden_ed
gladdener1252403gladden_er
gladdeners1352063gladdeners
gladdens11364463gladde__ns
glistening1294283glistening
hardening1438023_hardening
latening9711493_la_tening
leadening1176733_leadening
loudening1144743_loudening
reddening1237433_reddening
slackening1744343slackening
slandering1237243slandering
soddening1244543_soddening

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911406030.860207780.2
2DLD Change Limit140603297.06019915.4
3Display Results29290.033878.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.95322468.4
 
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