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

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204 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
lingering1131051(None) 
fingering1439191fingering
gingering1238871gingering
angering102113802_angering
bingeing12237642binge_ing
blinkering1744322blinkering
cindering13311222cindering
clinkering1745232clinkering
dangering12239302dangering
fingerings1545072fingerings
fingerling1544832fingerling
hindering14310272hindering
hungering14187682hungering
inhering12913712_inhering
jiggering1934302jiggering
laagering1136832laagering
lagering102212312l_agering
limbering1488792limbering
lingerie959202lingeri_e
lingeries10511812lingeries
lingeringly1653162lingeringly
lippering14217882lippering
littering102411982littering
livering122012382li_vering
longeing10177592longe_ing
malingering1563192malingering
mongering13310352mongering
singeing10209932singe_ing
sintering101014802sintering
tingeing10198552tinge_ing
tinkering1437702tinkering
wintering13412362wintering
angeling102811733_angeling
badgering1436963badgering
bannering12208803bannering
bantering122414233bantering
befingering1843133befingering
bickering1837663bickering
binging113619383bing__ing
bittering122511993bittering
blistering13107063blistering
blithering16116123blithering
blundering1444823blundering
buggering1435193buggering
bunkering16207103bunkering
cankering162110793cankering
cantering122417373cantering
centering122915143centering
cinerin9313823cin_erin_
cinerins10414103cin_erins
ciphering17217703ciphering
clangoring1443913clangoring
clinging122910913cling__ing
coinhering1647313coinhering
congeeing1337903congeeing
cylindering1842513cylindering
daggering13246113daggering
dandering122511063dandering
diapering1339033diapering
dickering1737463dickering
differing1746473differing
dinging103618613ding__ing
dithering1499853dithering
entering91920053_entering
fidgeting1544523fidgeting
figuring1336283fi_guring
filtering13199723filtering
fingerlings1642893fingerlings
flickering2044093flickering
flinging133310053fling__ing
flittering1486503flittering
gandering122111293gandering
gendering12249753gendering
gibbering1534713gibbering
glimmering1643713glimmering
glistering12106423glistering
glittering1296003glittering
hangaring1438033hangaring
hankering17239383hankering
hinging123917123hing__ing
hunkering17227123hunkering
ignoring1036483_ignoring
inbeing1038333_inbe_ing
indexing1737123_indexing
inferring1338613_inferring
ingesting11129623_ingesting
ingoing9311023_ing_oing
ingoting1039863_ingoting
injuring1637473_injuring
innerving1346503_innerving
inserting10914243_inserting
insuring9311153_insuring
interning10315253_interning
interring10315423_interring
inuring81213013_in_uring
inversing1389623_inversing
inverting131013223_inverting
jingling17188573jing_ling
jittering17218423jittering
kinging133115033king__ing
kippering18205443kippering
lackering1639373lackering
laddering1237593laddering
lappering14258843lappering
lathering13912253lathering
laundering1245183laundering
laveering1336813laveering
lawyering1655213lawyering
layering122310353l_ayering
leaguering1243813leaguering
lechering1538443lechering
leering83417643l__eering
leistering1147983leistering
lettering102112073lettering
levering122212503l_evering
libeling1139873li_beling
lichening1545673lichening
ligating102212283li_gating
lightering15246113lightering
lighting132811833li_ghting
likening13246893li_kening
linger75226003linger___
lingered10129643linger_ed
lingerer9118303linger_er
lingerers10126923lingerers
lingers84223303linger__s
linguine937593ling_uine
linguini945533ling_uini
lining74526803lin___ing
linking123818253lin__king
linting83820983lin__ting
lippening14234943lippening
liquoring1943703liquoring
listening10128953listening
livening12248153li_vening
loitering1039683loitering
longeron945763longeron_
longerons1045893longerons
longing93915783long__ing
loppering14237283loppering
lowering122210913l_owering
lugeing9359113l_uge_ing
lumbering14117933lumbering
lunging93714213lung__ing
lustering102711203lustering
mingling122010933ming_ling
minoring11311473min_oring
mitering113015403mi_tering
nickering1636573nickering
niddering1255323niddering
nidering10510483ni_dering
niffering1645133niffering
pandering133211963pandering
pilfering1536393pilfering
pinging113419553ping__ing
pinkening1634993pinkening
pioneering1354393pioneering
plundering1444173plundering
pondering132411333pondering
rendering112213183rendering
ridgeling12155263ridgeling
ringing93521283ring__ing
rogering10310273_rogering
saggering12197793saggering
signeting1136223signeting
silvering1337923silvering
simmering1467823simmering
simpering1449293simpering
sinewing1267593sin_ewing
singing93221423sing__ing
singling101913003sing_ling
sistering101213753sistering
slandering1237243slandering
slinging103312863sling__ing
slithering1496893slithering
slivering1338083sli_vering
sneering93414503_sneering
sniggering1343763sniggering
splintering1444293splintering
sundering11312323sundering
swingeing14144693swinge_ing
tangerine1048403tangerine
tendering112210813tendering
tentering102313203tentering
tiering8315253ti__ering
tillering1037883tillering
timbering14117723timbering
tinging93619463ting__ing
tingling102210823ting_ling
tinseling1036643tinseling
tittering102310313tittering
triggering1343883triggering
twingeing14143393twinge_ing
veneering1337663veneering
wagering13219523_wagering
wandering143310983wandering
whingeing1733533whinge_ing
wildering1456743wildering
wingding1436453wing_ding
winging123718713wing__ing
withering16108813withering
wondering142110463wondering
zinging183513943zing__ing
zippering23215203zippering

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1486412046.15624145.7
3Display Results2042040.0962125.0
 (SQL Overall)1786912046.67226782.2
 
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