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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 “puncturing” 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.

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
puncturing154330(None) 
cincturing1554262cincturing
picturing1436032p_icturing
punctuating1643102punctuating
tincturing1343322tincturing
culturing1236553cu_lturing
denaturing12115853denaturing
fracturing1643923fracturing
lecturing1237303_lecturing
nurturing1045013nu_rturing
pasturing1238433p_asturing
posturing1238993p_osturing
precuring1439423prec_uring
proctoring1546673proctoring
procuring1437993proc_uring
puckering1835883pu_ckering
punching163310123punc__hing
puncture1245053punctur__e
punctured1444183punctur_ed
punctures1345343punctur_es
punting103318443pun_t__ing
puttering122611643pu_ttering
renaturing11176803renaturing
rupturing1244353ru_pturing
succouring1543833succouring
suturing9310373su__turing
uncaring11312843_unc_aring
uncurbing1455513_unc_urbing
uncurling1237113_unc_urling
unstring9312093_unst_ring
untiring9312003_un_tiring
untuning937943_un_tuning
venturing1337553ven_turing

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603337.26619350.8
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.68823242.8
 
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