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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 “purporting” 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.

29 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
purporting154379(None) 
purposing1445232purpo_sing
supporting1545562supporting
comporting17199163comporting
deporting1369593_deporting
disporting1439823disporting
exporting1937323_exporting
importing1438193_importing
parroting1239153parro_ting
perforating1747023perforating
performing1844943performing
perorating13313133per_orating
perverting1646623perverting
porpoising1545833porpoising
porting103021783___porting
presorting1339983presorting
prorating12314283p_r_orating
pupating1337683pu_p_ating
purloining1343973purloining
purpling1368543purp__ling
purport1159393purport___
purported1443463purport_ed
purports1265783purport__s
purpurin1254583purpur_in_
purpurins1364463purpur_ins
purring104515823pur__r_ing
reporting12513903_reporting
sporting112415463__sporting
uprooting1276903upr_ooting

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603295.67024797.7
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.09229332.1
 
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