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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 “understanding” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

52 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
understanding167377(None) 
understandings17112371understandings
understaffing21102732understaffing
understandingly2171592understandingly
understating1446542understa_ting
undemanding1653443unde__manding
underfunding1873503under_funding
underloading1564293underloa_ding
undersigning1553463undersign_ing
understaffings22121593understaffings
understand1246183understand___
understands1344653understand__s
understeering1573063understeering
understudying1962143understudying
undertaking1796583under_ta_king
undertaxing20105583under_ta_xing
desanding12207654__de_s_anding
freestanding1762084_freestanding
underacting1547524under__acting
underbaking1995164under_ba_king
underbidding1852774under_bidding
underbudding1852814under_budding
undercharging2152594undercharging
undercoating1645374undercoa_ting
undercounting1763084undercounting
undereating1369554under_ea_ting
underfeeding1853184under_feeding
undergirding1653324under_girding
underheating1785134underhea_ting
underlapping1853514under_lapping
underlaying16125764under_la_ying
underlining1346684under_lin_ing
undermining1546364under_min_ing
underpainting1763554underpainting
underpaying18125374under_pa_ying
underpinning1653424under_pinning
underplaying19154354underpla_ying
underrating1388254under_ra_ting
underreacting1752834underreacting
underrunning1452704under_running
underscoring1653634unders_coring
underselling1453974unders_elling
undershooting1852554undershooting
understandable1891714understandable
understandably21131424understandably
understudied1553254underst_udied
understudies1453324underst_udies
undertakings1894034under_ta_kings
undervaluing1753384under_valuing
undesigning1453444unde_sign_ing
unpretending1672834un_pretending
upstanding1443714u___pstanding

Search took 6 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 Filter178691950240.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit95024525.20318263.3
3Display Results52520.0331575.8
 (SQL Overall)178691525.59631931.9
 
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