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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 “needing” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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101 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
needing9321442(None) 
deeding103315121deeding
feeding123515071feeding
heeding123515061heeding
needling10248751needling
reeding94124131reeding
seeding93719481seeding
weeding123815211weeding
beading113221862beading
bedding124114482bedding
beefing133911472beefing
beeping124013912beeping
bending114420892bending
bleeding12359052bleeding
breeding123411842breeding
ceding104014802_ceding
deeming113913122deeming
ending83220252_ending
feeing104416502fee_ing
feeling113617072feeling
feezing204610162feezing
fending123717602fending
feuding123410262feuding
geeing84313772gee_ing
gelding103911792gelding
heading122919112heading
heeling113618512heeling
heezing20349872heezing
herding122915122herding
jeeing144512142jee_ing
jeeping174010332jeeping
jeering153513042jeering
keeking114210892keeking
keeling123515122keeling
keening123713152keening
keeping144012542keeping
kneading1436372kneading
kneeing12226522knee_ing
kneeling13287782kneeling
leading93419552leading
leering83417642leering
lending94118532lending
meeting103314962meeting
melding113414272melding
mending114018682mending
nearing83020332nearing
necking143913892necking
needier84010622needier
needily1166322needily
needlings11294692needlings
nerving112910832nerving
nesting84320442nesting
netting84018762netting
niding83217982n_iding
nodding103811522nodding
peeing94618082pee_ing
peeking144414952peeking
peeling102919872peeling
peening103318302peening
peeping123615212peeping
peering103520352peering
peeving135112242peeving
pending114119772pending
reading93327212reading
receding122713762receding
redding103218512redding
reding83825562_reding
reedings103510362reedings
reedling102414272reedling
reefing114016862reefing
reeking123318642reeking
reeling83126862reeling
reeving113717662reeving
rending93924262rending
seceding12288562seceding
seedling102610952seedling
seeing74222142see_ing
seeking124016062seeking
seeling83522002seeling
seeming103216262seeming
seeping103817912seeping
sending94221372sending
snedding11246952snedding
sneering93414502sneering
sneezing18267052sneezing
speeding122810932speeding
sueding92613752sueding
tedding103210882tedding
teeing73916972tee_ing
teeming103513092teeming
tending94419162tending
unending10239942unending
unheeding1446102unheeding
veering113213682veering
vending124015262vending
wedding133411872wedding
weening114113972weening
weeping133613672weeping
weeting113816052weeting
welding123213252welding
wending123816842wending

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911076710.766233278.1
2DLD Change Limit1076711013.51330649.3
3Display Results1011010.0333060.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911014.31241440.4
 
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