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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 “tinkering” 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.

31 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
tinkering143770(None) 
bickering1837662bickering
blinkering1744322blinkering
bunkering16207102bunkering
cankering162110792cankering
cindering13311222cindering
clinkering1745232clinkering
dickering1737462dickering
fingering1439192fingering
gingering1238872gingering
hankering17239382hankering
hindering14310272hindering
hunkering17227122hunkering
inhering12913712_inhering
lingering11310512lingering
nickering1636572nickering
pinkening1634992pinkening
sintering101014802sintering
tendering112210812tendering
tentering102313202tentering
ticketing1635632ticketing
tiering8315252ti__ering
tillering1037882tillering
timbering14117722timbering
tingeing10198552tinge_ing
tinkling13239232tink_ling
tinseling1036642tinseling
tittering102310312tittering
trinketing1544152trinketing
tuckering1635692tuckering
wintering13412362wintering

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 Filter1786911214360.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121436313.72032644.1
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691314.15642995.9
 
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