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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 “scolding” 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.

35 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
scolding1227891(None) 
scalding12339391scalding
scoldings13224131scoldings
codding124014692_codding
coding104024792_co_ding
codling114418952_codling
cording113620822_cording
folding123912442_folding
holding123514282_holding
molding114213752_molding
scaling103519372scal_ing
scalping133410452scalping
scending122610582scending
scoffing17275942scoffing
sconcing1338262sconcing
scooping133610632scooping
scooting113012642scooting
scoping123513822sco_ping
scoring103117212sco_ring
scorning1169132scorning
scouring112810852scouring
scouting112612752scouting
scowing133812092sco_wing
scowling1458292scowling
scrolling12187802scrolling
scudding1335672scudding
sculking15307912sculking
sculling112910992sculling
sculping13298942sculping
seconding1337612seconding
snooding102910432snooding
sodding103712732s_odding
soling74226822s_ol_ing
soloing82813802s_oloing
solving112910852s_olving

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059353.47034887.3
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691353.88945947.8
 
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