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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 “saying” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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276 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
saying10432554(None) 
baying125222581baying
faying134521071faying
haying134420611haying
laying104525701laying
maying124421151maying
paying123722161paying
raying105027191raying
saning75127641saning
sating74735451sating
saving104724511saving
sawing104323811sawing
sayings113610831sayings
shying134211841shying
skying14399981skying
slaying113316841slaying
spaying133014621spaying
spying123913251spying
staying114017321staying
stying105414571stying
swaying143610641swaying
aahing1019015762aahing
abying124410412abying
acing87429152_acing
aging77026352_aging
ahing98928352_ahing
aping87327232_aping
ashing107824092ashing
asking116017232asking
assaying1236002assaying
awing96827322_awing
axing138521372_axing
ayin76331742_ayin_
ayins85321612_ayins
baaing94916162baaing
babying1537962babying
baking135626622baking
baling94829692baling
baning95127832baning
baring95135852baring
basing95427662basing
bating95132252bating
braying134416312braying
buying124213832buying
caging105321022caging
caking134624672caking
caning94128622caning
caring95137992caring
casing94829102casing
caving124822612caving
cawing124322612cawing
claying133614302claying
coying124021482coying
crying123612282crying
daring84928682daring
dating85326482dating
dawing114819822dawing
dazing175516512dazing
draying123813842draying
drying113411602drying
dying105316032_dying
earing75235482earing
easing74926462easing
eating75134402eating
espying1336192espying
essaying1235032essaying
eying96117922_eying
facing125321572facing
fading114821112fading
faking145520982faking
faming124922972faming
faring105231282faring
fating105328672fating
faxing175117052faxing
fazing194418642fazing
flaying143914462flaying
flying134612152flying
fraying143413432fraying
frying134511402frying
gaeing84617222gaeing
gaging94718402gaging
gaming104622042gaming
gaping105618922gaping
gating84826952gating
gazing174717172gazing
graying124115882graying
guying11379722guying
hading113922942hading
haeing104118922haeing
haling104229782haling
haring104233002haring
hating104929712hating
having134220372having
hawing134322352hawing
hayings14379392hayings
hazing194218552hazing
hying126514742_hying
jading154214022jading
japing165013572japing
jawing174414962jawing
joying173810802joying
kayoing1535402kayoing
keying1438042keying
lacing94626232lacing
lading84227122lading
laking115027042laking
laming94528362laming
lasing74727982lasing
laving104623572laving
lawing104625282lawing
layin84720332layin_
layins93817652layins
lazing164821472lazing
lazying2046672lazying
lying95717452_lying
macing114221552macing
making134823852making
mating94832912mating
mawing124020802mawing
maxing164817072maxing
mayings134410512mayings
mazing184418972mazing
naming93917892naming
oaring74225302oaring
okaying1534832okaying
pacing114522752pacing
paging104020402paging
paling93530132paling
paring94236492paring
paving124519742paving
pawing124519552pawing
playing133816092playing
plying124312082plying
praying133717322praying
prying124114802prying
racing95030532racing
raging85126432raging
raking114728422raking
raping94829852raping
raring74332872raring
rasing74330832rasing
rating74938702rating
raving105128852raving
raxing144321022raxing
razing164524542razing
resaying122512452resaying
sabbing123314742sabbing
sabeing102611862sabeing
sabin74924952sabin_
sabine84020392sabine
sabins85521982sabins
sabring102614842sabring
sacking144122702sacking
sacring103115982sacring
sagging103116102sagging
sailing83927372sailing
sain45551292sa_in_
saining83621392saining
sains55639972sa_ins
saint55147072sa_int
salina64221122salina
saline65132702saline
sallying12309852sallying
salting84120792salting
salving113913152salving
sanding93520602sanding
sang55441232sa__ng
sapling103217862sapling
sapping123519312sapping
sarin55239252sarin_
sarins63932622sarins
sarong73914872sarong
sashing114621472sashing
sasin54626572sasin_
sasins64923102sasins
sassing84615552sassing
satang75711562satang
satin55935222satin_
satins64930482satins
satiny93817982satiny
saucing10311002saucing
savin84625082savin_
savine94220282savine
savings114412952savings
savins93923132savins
savvying1862722savvying
sayid95516722sayi_d
sayids104310972sayids
scaling103519372scaling
scaping123715692scaping
scaring103421972scaring
scrying1338662scrying
sealing83528562sealing
seaming103222112seaming
searing83330922searing
seating84130682seating
seeing74222142seeing
sering74731812sering
sewing103819622sewing
sexing144313892sexing
shading123115562shading
shaking153317252shaking
shaming133016742shaming
shaping133116182shaping
sharing113723242sharing
shaving143414332shaving
shawing143514882shawing
siding83822132siding
sing57544172s__ing
siping94220632siping
siring75128312siring
siting74126622siting
sizing163616442sizing
skating123613852skating
skiing113610192skiing
slaking123717472slaking
slating83724652slating
slaving113514832slaving
sling66028802s_ling
sluing74315882sluing
snaking123915302snaking
snaring83920952snaring
snawing113612482snawing
soaking123116612soaking
soaping103616222soaping
soaring83521892soaring
soling74226822soling
soring74731882soring
sowing104222912sowing
spacing123614492spacing
spading113114382spading
spaeing103413542spaeing
sparing104823872sparing
splaying14219302splaying
spraying14299882spraying
spring94526012spring
spuing94313362spuing
staging93818372staging
staking123919802staking
staling83925422staling
staning83922242staning
staring84527052staring
stating83725162stating
staving113915702staving
sting65330242s_ting
straying122912692straying
string75327562string
styling112910652styling
suing65026362s_uing
swaging124210632swaging
swing96124842s_wing
taking114725952taking
taming94023432taming
taping94222392taping
taring73932282taring
tawing104521552tawing
taxing143816712taxing
taxying1836182taxying
toying105017302toying
trying104214072trying
tying96019842_tying
unsaying1288152unsaying
varying1429722varying
vying125111812_vying
wading114619532wading
waging114318382waging
waking144821382waking
waling104525302waling
waning103623802waning
waring105029442waring
waving134018202waving
waxing174215282waxing
wrying13379622wrying
yawing134215612yawing
zayin174512042zayin_
zayins18409712zayins

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit825512762.51632810.4
3Display Results2762760.0932967.7
 (SQL Overall)1786912762.93560882.8
 
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