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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 “spudding” 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
spudding133565(None) 
pudding124010801_pudding
scudding1335671scudding
studding1136701studding
budding123712402_budding
crudding1335722crudding
mudding123310812_mudding
padding123412512_padding
podding124113182_podding
puddings13325502_puddings
puddling13218032_puddling
shedding14278112shedding
skidding1535462skidding
sledding11248502sledding
sludging11268362sludging
smudging13255722smudging
snedding11246952snedding
sodding103712732s_odding
sounding102712872sounding
spading113114382sp_ading
speeding122810932speeding
spending122712432spending
spuing94313362spu__ing
spuming1248522spu_ming
spunking15258062spunking
spurning11258662spurning
spurring11339762spurring
spurting113111632spurting
squadding2143232squadding
squidding2143152squidding
studdings1242932studdings
studying1335552studying
sudsing92910322s_udsing
sueding92613752s_ueding
thudding1433982thudding

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059353.73332429.4
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691354.12243350.6
 
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