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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 “scathing” 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.

51 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
scathing1426970(None) 
scatting113311811scatting
scything17264881scything
swathing15248711swathing
bathing134816242_bathing
caching156317502_caching
cashing135022552_cashing
catching163712772_catching
catling104819792_catling
catting103922642_catting
lathing114315692_lathing
loathing1247672loathing
sashing114621472s_ashing
sating74735452s_at_ing
scabbing15277192scabbing
scalding12339392scalding
scaling103519372sca_ling
scalping133410452scalping
scamming15328542scamming
scamping153510192scamping
scanning113310772scanning
scanting113914762scanting
scantling12107232scantling
scaping123715692sca_ping
scarfing14309712scarfing
scaring103421972sca_ring
scarphing1735242scarphing
scarping133312462scarping
scarring112511512scarring
scarting113415262scarting
scathingly1943302scathingly
scotching1735652scotching
scratching1844532scratching
scutching1735222scutching
seating84130682seat_ing
seething1239022seething
sheathing1636872sheathing
skating123613852skat_ing
slashing123713412slashing
slating83724652slat_ing
slatting94014232slatting
smashing143310242smashing
snatching1536362snatching
soothing12269972soothing
southing122811822southing
spatting113111762spatting
stashing123511582stashing
stating83725162stat_ing
swashing15369742swashing
swatting12309592swatting
wrathing15248922wrathing

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059513.76632145.2
3Display Results51510.0133923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691514.16942861.8
 
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