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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 “paying” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

247 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
paying12372216(None) 
baying125222581baying
faying134521071faying
haying134420611haying
laying104525701laying
maying124421151maying
pacing114522751pacing
paging104020401paging
paling93530131paling
paring94236491paring
paving124519741paving
pawing124519551pawing
playing133816091playing
plying124312081plying
praying133717321praying
prying124114801prying
raying105027191raying
saying104325541saying
spaying133014621spaying
aahing1019015762aahing
abying124410412abying
acing87429152_acing
aging77026352_aging
ahing98928352_ahing
aping87327232_aping
awing96827322_awing
axing138521372_axing
ayin76331742_ayin_
ayins85321612_ayins
baaing94916162baaing
babying1537962babying
baking135626622baking
baling94829692baling
baning95127832baning
baring95135852baring
basing95427662basing
bating95132252bating
braying134416312braying
buying124213832buying
caging105321022caging
caking134624672caking
caning94128622caning
caring95137992caring
casing94829102casing
caving124822612caving
cawing124322612cawing
claying133614302claying
coying124021482coying
crying123612282crying
daring84928682daring
dating85326482dating
dawing114819822dawing
dazing175516512dazing
draying123813842draying
drying113411602drying
dying105316032_dying
earing75235482earing
easing74926462easing
eating75134402eating
eying96117922_eying
facing125321572facing
fading114821112fading
faking145520982faking
faming124922972faming
faring105231282faring
fating105328672fating
faxing175117052faxing
fazing194418642fazing
flaying143914462flaying
flying134612152flying
fraying143413432fraying
frying134511402frying
gaeing84617222gaeing
gaging94718402gaging
gaming104622042gaming
gaping105618922gaping
gating84826952gating
gazing174717172gazing
graying124115882graying
guying11379722guying
hading113922942hading
haeing104118922haeing
haling104229782haling
haring104233002haring
hating104929712hating
having134220372having
hawing134322352hawing
hayings14379392hayings
hazing194218552hazing
hying126514742_hying
jading154214022jading
japing165013572japing
jawing174414962jawing
joying173810802joying
kayoing1535402kayoing
keying1438042keying
lacing94626232lacing
lading84227122lading
laking115027042laking
laming94528362laming
lasing74727982lasing
laving104623572laving
lawing104625282lawing
layin84720332layin_
layins93817652layins
lazing164821472lazing
lazying2046672lazying
lying95717452_lying
macing114221552macing
making134823852making
mating94832912mating
mawing124020802mawing
maxing164817072maxing
mayings134410512mayings
mazing184418972mazing
naming93917892naming
oaring74225302oaring
okaying1534832okaying
packing164420722packing
padding123412512padding
pagings114411062pagings
paiking143814812paiking
pain65647242pa_in_
paining103920242paining
pains75138282pa_ins
paint75443692pa_int
pairing103716732pairing
palings103915822palings
palling104024482palling
palming123914012palming
palping124112872palping
palsying1436232palsying
pandying15217662pandying
pang75336302pa__ng
panging113319112panging
panini8314272panini
panino8315682panino
panning104019392panning
panting104025422panting
parang93715512parang
parging113318602parging
parings104219212parings
parking143423042parking
parling103823762parling
parring103222062parring
parrying14168132parrying
parsing103819552parsing
parting103527382parting
partying14168892partying
pashing135120512pashing
passing104318422passing
pasting103826552pasting
patin76832852patin_
patina86022192patina
patine85328122patine
patins87528782patins
patting103722342patting
pausing103912812pausing
pavin105623202pavin_
pavings134011632pavings
pavins114919662pavins
pawning134711412pawning
paynim1337362paynim
peacing124117072peacing
peaking144317692peaking
pealing104123202pealing
peeing94618082peeing
phasing133211672phasing
pieing93917652pieing
piing85218832p_iing
piking133719642piking
piling95025592piling
ping75943592p__ing
pining93726532pining
piping114017452piping
pitying132910242pitying
placing123815282placing
planing103418252planing
plating103823072plating
ploying132811572ploying
poking133819302poking
poling93526502poling
ponying133312122ponying
pooing93820682pooing
poring94227272poring
posing93922642posing
poxing163714942poxing
prating103424452prating
preying133114552preying
puking133913062puking
puling93621402puling
pyin96823232p_yin_
pyins105815862p_yins
racing95030532racing
raging85126432raging
raking114728422raking
raping94829852raping
raring74332872raring
rasing74330832rasing
rating74938702rating
raving105128852raving
raxing144321022raxing
razing164524542razing
repaying142712392repaying
saning75127642saning
sating74735452sating
saving104724512saving
sawing104323812sawing
sayings113610832sayings
shying134211842shying
skying14399982skying
slaying113316842slaying
spacing123614492spacing
spading113114382spading
spaeing103413542spaeing
sparing104823872sparing
splaying14219302splaying
spraying14299882spraying
spying123913252spying
staying114017322staying
stying105414572stying
swaying143610642swaying
taking114725952taking
taming94023432taming
taping94222392taping
taring73932282taring
tawing104521552tawing
taxing143816712taxing
taxying1836182taxying
toying105017302toying
trying104214072trying
tying96019842_tying
unpaying1456942unpaying
varying1429722varying
vying125111812_vying
wading114619532wading
waging114318382waging
waking144821382waking
waling104525302waling
waning103623802waning
waring105029442waring
waving134018202waving
waxing174215282waxing
wrying13379622wrying
yawing134215612yawing
zayin174512042zayin_
zayins18409712zayins

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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit825512478.00010318.9
3Display Results2472470.0803087.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912478.47021096.9
 
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