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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 “proofreading” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

31 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
proofreading195167(None) 
procreating1647693pr_ocreating
proofread1542113proofread___
proofreader1751083proofread_er
proofreaders185793proofreaders
proofreads1651663proofread__s
copyreading2052754_copyreading
nonreading1246884__nonreading
outreading1239284__outreading
precreasing1645704pr_ecreasing
prefading16149034pr_ef__ading
prefreezing2642874pr_efreezing
pretreating1448894pr_etreating
proceeding1644674pr_o_ceeding
profaning1537294pr_of__aning
professing16106624pr_of_essing
proffering1943774pr_offe_ring
programing1646314pr_ogr_aming
progressing1545774pr_ogressing
proliferating1962364proliferating
promenading1774374pr_omenading
proofing1439314proof____ing
propending1646144pr_o_pending
prorating12314284pr_o_r_ating
prostrating1449394prostr_ating
protending1446814pr_o_tending
protruding1453634pr_otr_uding
rereading111212714_r__ereading
respreading1545174_respreading
rethreading16154284_rethreading
retreading12128484_r_etreading

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 Filter1786911247900.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit124790316.45619329.3
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691316.87226002.8
 
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