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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 “slithering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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104 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
slithering149689(None) 
blithering16116121blithering
slathering14108281slathering
swithering17105211swithering
blathering16107582blathering
blethering16115932blethering
dithering1499852_dithering
flittering1486502flittering
glittering1296002glittering
lathering13912252_lathering
littering102411982_littering
skittering1535392skittering
slivering1338082sli_vering
smothering1646012smothering
withering16108812_withering
altering91917123al_t_ering
bittering122512003_bittering
blattering13108723blattering
blinkering1744323blinkering
blistering13107063blistering
bothering152210203_bothering
brothering1646033brothering
chittering16107183chittering
ciphering17217703_ciphering
clattering13109233clattering
clinkering1745233clinkering
cluttering13106833cluttering
coinhering1647313coinhering
fathering161010093_fathering
feathering17108793feathering
filtering13199723filt_ering
flattering1498743flattering
flichtering2042683flichtering
flickering2044093flickering
fluttering14106293fluttering
frittering14105623frittering
furthering1744353furthering
gathering1499463_gathering
glimmering1643713glimmering
glistering12106423glistering
inhering12913713__inhering
jittering17218423_jittering
leathering1488683leathering
lechering1538443_lechering
lettering102112073_lettering
lichening1545673_lichening
lightering15246113_lightering
limbering1488793_limbering
lingering11310513_lingering
lippering14217883_lippering
lithoing1236743_lith_oing
livering122012383_li_vering
loitering1039683loit_ering
mitering113015403_mit_ering
mothering152110183_mothering
murthering1644473murthering
pothering151911283_pothering
scattering1398013scattering
scouthering1743483scouthering
scuttering1386633scuttering
shattering1498283shattering
shimmering1884623shimmering
shivering1637333shi_vering
shuttering1496563shuttering
silvering1337923s_ilvering
simmering1467823s_immering
simpering1449293s_impering
sintering101014803s_intering
sistering101213753s_istering
skippering1943673skippering
slabbering15104973slabbering
slandering1237243slandering
slavering1338723sl_avering
slickening1743903slickening
slighting1436373sligh_ting
slither104112983slither___
slithered13136623slither_ed
slithers114212953slither__s
slithery14356703slither__y
slitting93012583slit__ting
slobbering15103883slobbering
slubbering15124923slubbering
slumbering15105323slumbering
smattering1397583smattering
smitheries1546053smitheries
snickering1744863snickering
sniggering1343763sniggering
spattering13107793spattering
sphering142811943s__phering
spiering112713353spi__ering
splattering1454543splattering
splintering1444293splintering
spluttering1463363spluttering
sputtering13106463sputtering
steering93916793s__teering
stithying1643703stith_ying
stuttering1196353stuttering
syphering18175733s_yphering
tethering1339133_tethering
tittering102310313_tittering
twittering1444583twittering
waitering13310723wait_ering
weathering1798353weathering
wuthering1697803_wuthering

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1406031046.39321993.3
3Display Results1041040.0432418.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911046.85926052.0
 
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