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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 “refining” 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.

82 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
refining12241686(None) 
defining133711801defining
refiling123116531refiling
refinding14259941refinding
refiring123513921refiring
refixing19329791refixing
reining84425321re_ining
relining93218741relining
repining114116591repining
resining92919551resining
defiling132812462defiling
fining104223212__fining
peining104619152pe_ining
prefiling1549532prefiling
prefiring1559072prefiring
prefixing2246782prefixing
raining83922692r_aining
ravining12269692ravining
rebinding13249482rebinding
recaning111416692recaning
reciting113118072reciting
reclining121112282reclining
recoining121313802recoining
redefining1545422redefining
redlining111210292redlining
refacing142512812refacing
refencing15188852refencing
reffing143712172ref_fing
refilling13299332refilling
refilming15256462refilming
refinish1447892refinish
refitting132811122refitting
reflying15268172reflying
refraining1437262refraining
refrying15278902refrying
refuging13218422refuging
refunding14258072refunding
refusing122310872refusing
refuting121911902refuting
regaining112411082regaining
regiving13269712regiving
rehinging1437452rehinging
rehiring122911882rehiring
reifying1539382reifying
reigning1039882reigning
reinking13311022re_inking
reiving113316842re_iving
rejoining17149222rejoining
relinking1458252relinking
reliving122713342reliving
remaining122212792remaining
reminding132311542reminding
reminting122315102reminting
remising112516452remising
remixing182810332remixing
reoiling93217212reoiling
repinning12258972repinning
rerising93017782rerising
reshining13310742reshining
residing103015472residing
resigning1139462resigning
resiling93520172resiling
resiting93521122resiting
resizing182714162resizing
retaining102114732retaining
retieing92913712retieing
retiling93319482retiling
retiming113014192retiming
retinting102215252retinting
retiring92717412retiring
retuning9311582retuning
reviling122917212reviling
revising122714402revising
reviving152910502reviving
rewinding14238932rewinding
rewinning13257442rewinning
rewiring122911222rewiring
rezoning18310452rezoning
rosining92411422rosining
ruining83514882r_uining
seining84020772se_ining
veining114713892ve_ining

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059823.93630756.9
3Display Results82820.0332484.8
 (SQL Overall)178691824.34241154.1
 
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