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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 “thirling” 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.

45 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
thirling1224858(None) 
tirling83315731t_irling
twirling12246241twirling
whirling15237161whirling
birling104317052_birling
chilling143512182chilling
chirking18339382chirking
chirming16318642chirming
chirping16278862chirping
chirring142610172chirring
chitling142910662chitling
dirling93316072_dirling
hilling113821772_hilling
hireling121210992_hireling
hiring104421602_hir_ing
hirpling1467222_hirpling
hirsling1277542_hirsling
hurling113616412_hurling
shieling123512402shieling
shilling123315382shilling
shirking163210472shirking
shirring122910442shirring
shirting123213612shirting
skirling13249062skirling
swirling12249142swirling
tailing82923102tai_ling
thieving1535142thieving
thinking16289862thinking
thinning12319092thinning
thirsting1335282thirsting
tholing112812332th_oling
thorning1237512thorning
thrilling13276692thrilling
thriving15246352thriving
tiling73426552t_i_ling
tilling83522782t_illing
tiring74023092t_ir_ing
titling83715792t_itling
toiling83219022toi_ling
trifling122411502trifling
trilling92815962trilling
tripling112712552tripling
twilling12268672twilling
whiling143511742whi_ling
whirring15286282whirring

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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059453.14038553.8
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.57949927.6
 
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