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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 “sourcing” 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.

37 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
sourcing115835(None) 
souring83219061sour_ing
bouncing13318772bouncing
coercing1349002coercing
coursing113112022coursing
courting112514572courting
forcing134013752fo_rcing
jouncing18336852jouncing
louring83916502lour_ing
mourning1156792mourning
pouncing13318882pouncing
pouring103115862pour_ing
saucing10311002sau_cing
scourging1334572scourging
scouring112810852scour_ing
sluicing1137062sluicing
slurping11278122slurping
slurring9288832slurring
soaring83521892soar_ing
solacing11310132solacing
sorbing102815262so_rbing
soring74731882so_r_ing
sorning83116812so_rning
sorting83221812so_rting
soughing13259732soughing
sounding102712872sounding
souping104215532sou_ping
sourdine936892sourdine
sousing83517822sou_sing
southing122811822southing
sprucing1336892sprucing
spurning11258662spurning
spurring11339762spurring
spurting113111632spurting
surfing112914482s_urfing
surging93115432s_urging
touring82915192tour_ing

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 Limit121059373.53334265.2
3Display Results37370.0132846.2
 (SQL Overall)178691373.95245215.3
 
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