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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 “lecturing” 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.

121 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
lecturing123730(None) 
featuring1337322featuring
gesturing1136652gesturing
hectoring1538302hectoring
lechering1538442lechering
lettering102112072lettering
picturing1436032picturing
sectoring1239582sectoring
securing11310412sec_uring
texturing1735222texturing
vectoring1537412vectoring
venturing1337552venturing
vesturing1337202vesturing
becursing1435453bec_ursing
bescouring1584643bescouring
bettering122212753bettering
capturing1436623capturing
censuring1237603censuring
centering122915143centering
centring112112953cent_ring
cincturing1554263cincturing
cloturing1245473cloturing
culturing1236553culturing
curing94824783__c_uring
declaring1339573declaring
decurving1634723dec_urving
denaturing12115853denaturing
detouring1136973detouring
devouring1435953devouring
doctoring1346183doctoring
electing112113783elect__ing
electroing1346903electroing
enduring10310013_enduring
ensuring9310173_ensuring
entering91920053_entering
enuring8813883_e_nuring
factoring1537523factoring
festering132413173festering
fettering132310513fettering
fracturing1643923fracturing
gettering112310033gettering
hachuring1845123hachuring
labouring1236213labouring
lackering1639373lackering
lacquering2243603lacquering
lactating1239183lactating
leaguering1243813leaguering
leaguing1035343leagu_ing
leathering1488683leathering
leching134613653lec__hing
lectern937033lecter_n_
lecterns1035943lecter_ns
lectin82515013lect__in_
lectins92515003lect__ins
lecture9149513lectur__e
lectured11127223lectur_ed
lecturer10136023lectur_er
lecturers11124233lecturers
lectures101310153lectur_es
leering83417643le__ering
leftwing1532973left_wing
leistering1147983leistering
lemurine1046523le_murine
letching143810263le_tching
letterings11226003letterings
letting83218533le_t_ting
levering122212503le_vering
ligaturing1293063ligaturing
littering102411983littering
loitering1039683loitering
louring83916503l__ouring
luring73820753l___uring
lustering102711203lustering
lustring9269723lust_ring
maturing1139953_maturing
measuring1236123measuring
mentoring1239543mentoring
metering112915633me_tering
metring103215293me_t_ring
nectarine1146983nectarine
neutering1038963neutering
nurturing1045013nurturing
overturing1499413overturing
pasturing1238433pasturing
pectizing2348013pectizing
peltering122011673peltering
perduring1336013perduring
perjuring1944923perjuring
perturbing1543563perturbing
pestering122315663pestering
petering112516813pe_tering
pleasuring1343503pleasuring
posturing1238993posturing
precuring1439423prec_uring
puncturing1543303puncturing
rapturing1245353rapturing
recapturing1643763recapturing
recouping1438363recouping
recurring1237953recurring
recurving1536773rec_urving
recusing112512883rec_using
recutting1239483recutting
renaturing11176803renaturing
repouring12310073repouring
restoring10314613restoring
restring91518783rest_ring
retiring92717413re_tiring
retuning9311583re_tuning
returning1038133re_turning
rupturing1244353rupturing
scouring112810853_scouring
secluding1344143secluding
suturing9310373_suturing
teetering10239893teetering
tentering102313203tentering
tenuring938863te_nuring
tincturing1343323tincturing
torturing1036253torturing
veluring1237563ve_luring
weltering13219493weltering
westering132112643westering

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.1701051123.5
2DLD Change Limit1486411217.73619214.2
3Display Results1211210.0631920.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911217.96922423.3
 
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