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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 “waitering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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244 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
waitering1331071(None) 
watering122316311wa_tering
altering91917112_altering
bantering122414232bantering
bartering122313642bartering
battering122715142battering
cantering122417372cantering
catering112019902ca_tering
daikering1536102daikering
faltering132211112faltering
gartering112111572gartering
haltering132212002haltering
loitering1039682loitering
mastering122315302mastering
mattering122314052mattering
mitering113015402_mitering
nattering102212212nattering
paltering122612892paltering
pattering122314422pattering
tattering102212322tattering
wafering15208892wa_fering
wagering13219522wa_gering
wairing113414312wai__ring
waiting113618952wait__ing
wandering143310982wandering
waterings13229252wa_terings
wavering152410542wa_vering
weltering13219492weltering
westering132112642westering
whitening1635102whitening
whitewing1943852whitewing
wintering13412362wintering
withering16108812w_ithering
yattering132410442yattering
adhering1338883_adhering
airing74927503_ai__ring
angering102113803_angering
anteing8312813_ante_ing
attiring939483_attiring
awaiting1238273await__ing
bacterin12410273bacterin_
bacterins13410643bacterins
badgering1436963badgering
baiting103918883bait__ing
bannering12208803bannering
barbering14229683barbering
battening12268853battening
bettering122212753bettering
bitewing1435293_bitewing
bittering122511993bittering
blattering13108713blattering
blistering13107063blistering
blithering16116123blithering
buttering122312523buttering
calipering1545003calipering
cambering16109873cambering
cankering162110793cankering
capering132414963ca_pering
capturing1436623capturing
careering12311203careering
centering122915143centering
chaptering18107963chaptering
chartering16109253chartering
chattering16108643chattering
chittering16107183chittering
clattering13109233clattering
cratering12312653cratering
dackering1737383dackering
daggering13246113daggering
dandering122511063dandering
dangering12239303dangering
dewatering1545773dewa_tering
diapering1339033diapering
dithering1499853_dithering
entering91920053_entering
factoring1537533factoring
fairing113614013fai__ring
faithing1537153fait_hing
fastening13268603fastening
fathering161010093fathering
fattening13287833fattening
festering132413173festering
fettering132310513fettering
filtering13199723filtering
flattering1498743flattering
flittering1486503flittering
fostering132411263fostering
frittering14105623frittering
gaiting93716583gait__ing
gandering122111293gandering
garnering11298083garnering
gathering1499463gathering
gettering112310033gettering
glistering12106423glistering
glittering1296003glittering
guttering112410443guttering
hammering1737633hammering
hampering1738863hampering
hankering17239383hankering
hastening13259483hastening
havering152211053ha_vering
iteming1037753__iteming
jabbering2134443jabbering
jittering17218423jittering
kaiserin1245023kaiserin_
kaiserins1355103kaiserins
kashering1736253kashering
laagering1136833laagering
lackering1639373lackering
laddering1237593laddering
lagering102212313la_gering
lairing83715343lai__ring
lappering14258843lappering
latening9711493la_tening
lathering13912253lathering
laveering1336813laveering
lawyering1655213lawyering
layering122310353la_yering
leistering1147983leistering
lettering102112073lettering
littering102411983littering
livering122012383_livering
lustering102711203lustering
mammering1337333mammering
martyring1535783martyring
maturing1139963ma_turing
metering112915633_metering
mitring103514143_mit_ring
mustering122212333mustering
muttering122611323muttering
neutering1038963neutering
nidering10510483_nidering
oystering1337563oystering
pairing103716733pai__ring
pampering1638383pampering
pandering133211963pandering
papering132213313pa_pering
partnering1345553partnering
pastoring12310853pastoring
pasturing1238433pasturing
patterning1346073patterning
paupering1437273paupering
peltering122011673peltering
pestering122315663pestering
petering112516813_petering
philtering1646253philtering
plaistering1444603plaistering
plastering1339243plastering
portering122012303portering
pottering122612003pottering
puttering122611643puttering
quartering2045843quartering
quivering2235873quivering
rapturing1245363rapturing
rattening10288763rattening
realtering1139473realtering
roistering1148583roistering
sabering112113743sa_bering
saggering12197793saggering
sauntering1137223sauntering
sauteing937913saute_ing
scattering1398013scattering
shattering1498283shattering
shivering1637333shivering
sintering101014803sintering
sistering101213753sistering
skittering1535393skittering
slithering1496893slithering
slivering1338083slivering
smattering1397583smattering
spattering13107793spattering
spiering112713353spi_ering
swaggering16233623swaggering
sweltering1445233sweltering
swithering17105213swithering
tabering112211423ta_bering
tailoring1036403tailoring
tampering1438453tampering
tapering112112503ta_pering
tautening1035843tautening
teetering10239893teetering
tentering102313203tentering
tiering8315253_ti_ering
tittering102310313tittering
tottering10229613tottering
trailering1145723trailering
twittering1444583twittering
unmitering1345003unmitering
uttering91613083_uttering
wafting143911663waft__ing
waifing142910893wai__fing
wailing113620903wai__ling
waisting123615213wai_sting
waiter94321253waiter___
waitered1238753waiter_ed
waiters104218623waiter__s
waitings123413743wait__ings
waitressing1552493waitressing
waitron1036333wait_ron_
waitrons1136633wait_rons
waiving14329633wai__ving
wakening1636323wa_kening
waltzing2134263walt_zing
wanderings15215833wanderings
wanting114220173want__ing
wantoning1337083wantoning
waring105029443wa___ring
warring113717973wa__rring
wasterie111211583wasteri_e
wasteries121115343wasteries
wasting114422843wast__ing
watching173011173wa_tching
waterdog1344453wa_terdog
waterier11312083wa_terier
waterily1438783wa_terily
waterish14310533wa_terish
waterline1249653wa_terline
waterlog1245043wa_terlog
wattling12258783wa_ttling
wayfaring1942513wayfaring
weathering1798353weathering
whickering2343413whickering
whimpering2143853whimpering
whirring15286283whi_rring
whispering1944343whispering
whitenings1742613whitenings
whitewings2042333whitewings
whiting143311303whit__ing
whittling1634383whittling
widening13237833w_idening
wildering1456743wildering
wiring104521023w_i__ring
witching173410633w_itching
withing143814493w_it_hing
witing103522823w_it__ing
witling113215813w_it_ling
witting113417063w_it_ting
wizening21255463w_izening
wondering142110463wondering
writhing15278673writ_hing
writing113713893writ__ing
wuthering1697803wuthering
yabbering1734023yabbering
yammering1735193yammering

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.593301333.9
2DLD Change Limit1486412446.95321378.0
3Display Results2442440.1261936.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912447.67223291.3
 
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