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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 “metrifying” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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68 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
metrifying194568(None) 
petrifying1945821petrifying
aerifying1636492ae_rifying
certifying1945312certifying
gentrifying1943812gentrifying
micrifying2144812micrifying
mortifying1944922mortifying
nitrifying1744782nitrifying
terrifying1745162terrifying
verifying1936412ve_rifying
vitrifying2044172vitrifying
acetifying1944453acet_ifying
beatifying1945733beatifying
betraying1537713betr_aying
citifying1845383cit_ifying
clarifying1944853clarifying
deifying1637633de__ifying
denitrifying2062663denitrifying
densifying1844813densifying
detoxifying2652633detoxifying
devitrifying2352183devitrifying
edifying1636083_e_difying
electrifying2153443electrifying
esterifying1873693esterifying
etherifying2152843_etherifying
fortifying2045153fortifying
glorifying1843673glorifying
horrifying2043983horrifying
introfying1744853introfying
jellifying2443883jellifying
lithifying2073643lithifying
magnifying2044033magnifying
meriting11314683me_ri_ting
metricating1647363metricating
metricizing2545173metricizing
metrified1547853metrif_ied
metrifies1439803metrif_ies
metrify1535623metrify___
metring103215293metr___ing
minifying1845823m_inifying
modifying1944663m_odifying
mollifying1944043mollifying
mummifying2042853mummifying
mutinying1545333mut_inying
mystifying2243943mystifying
nigrifying1843843nigrifying
notifying1645623not_ifying
prettifying2044003prettifying
purifying1835853_purifying
putrefying1942953putrefying
rarifying1646313_rarifying
ratifying1656823rat_ifying
rectifying1946373rectifying
reedifying1845243reedifying
reifying1539383re__ifying
repurifying2043933repurifying
retrieving1445293retrieving
retrimming1544263retrimming
retrying122410453retr__ying
reunifying1745163reunifying
reverifying2143853reverifying
scarifying1945013scarifying
scorifying1944473scorifying
testifying1745403testifying
torrifying1744173torrifying
trifling122411503__trifling
verbifying2244353verbifying
versifying2045033versifying

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603685.71624598.1
3Display Results68680.0332060.6
 (SQL Overall)178691686.17228951.9
 
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