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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 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
plodding1316634(None) 
podding124113181p_odding
prodding13189341prodding
blooding122410652blooding
cladding1337142cladding
clouding12269492clouding
codding124014692_codding
flooding13238962flooding
gladding1236302gladding
godding113911942_godding
lidding103611432_lidding
loading94114612_loading
lodging103110812_lodging
loiding93313402_loiding
lording93115232_lording
nodding103811522_nodding
padding123412512p_adding
pleading123011442pleading
pledging13276362pledging
ploddingly1842342ploddingly
plonking15358562plonking
plopping12318702plopping
plotting113011012plotting
plotzing20276152plotzing
plowing133111722plo_wing
ploying132811572plo_ying
ponding114317082p_onding
pudding124010802p_udding
rodding103814532_rodding
sledding11248502sledding
sodding103712732_sodding
splodging1433302splodging
uploading1334662uploading

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.61033534.3
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.01644494.8
 
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