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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 “sidestepping” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

25 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
sidestepping185146(None) 
sideslipping1851482sideslipping
misstepping1862753mi_sstepping
sidestepped17111663sidestepp_ed
sidestepper16151823sidestepp_er
sidesteppers17141523sidesteppers
sideswiping1851503sides_wiping
disesteeming1653074disesteeming
estopping1434794___estopping
minesweeping2061614minesweeping
misesteeming1752884misesteeming
misstopping1852434mi_sstopping
overstepping2044084overstepping
showstopping2361054showstopping
sidespin1143944sides___pin_
sidespins1244384sides___pins
sidestep1144244sideste_p___
sidesteps1243624sideste_p__s
sistering101213754si__ste_ring
stairstepping186724stairstepping
stepping13329074____stepping
unstepping1543444__unstepping
upstepping1442104__upstepping
videotaping1851704videot_aping
wiretapping1951794wire_tapping

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit124790257.37316925.3
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.78222962.1
 
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