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

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

47 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
proverbing184378(None) 
proverbial1753212proverbial
reverbing15248592_reverbing
brokering1636283broker_ing
covering142215723_cover_ing
governing1435533_governing
groveling1435573grove_ling
grovelling1554163grovelling
hoovering1635753hoover_ing
hovering151911143_hover_ing
overbig13237543__overbi_g
overing111918053__over_ing
perverting1646623perverting
portering122012303porter_ing
powering142210803p_ower_ing
preaverring1743243preaverring
preferring1645623preferring
preserving1637363preserving
preventing161210263preventing
probing123314443pro___bing
proceeding1644673proceeding
processing15108183processing
procuring1437993procur_ing
professing16106623professing
proffering1943773proffer_ing
projecting22177243projecting
propelling1556933propelling
propending1646143propending
properdin1446273properdin_
properdins1546013properdins
proscribing1853903proscribing
prosecting15189813prosecting
prospering1547173prosper_ing
protecting151910213protecting
protending1446813protending
protesting131910253protesting
proverb14378213proverb___
proverbed1743813proverb_ed
proverbs15315583proverb__s
providing1637963prov_iding
proving134214073prov___ing
provoking1935133prov_oking
revering122918073_rever_ing
reversing132611483_reversing
reverting132315133_reverting
rogering10310273_roger_ing
traversing1444803traversing

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603476.37622051.9
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691476.79526297.4
 
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