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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 “waitings” 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.

60 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
waitings12341374(None) 
waistings1352710761waistings
waiting113618951waiting_
whitings15287061whitings
writings12298111writings
actings104512462_actings
airings83913842_airings
antings85015582_antings
awaiting1238272awaiting_
baiting103918882baiting_
bastings114214692bastings
battings114010572battings
castings113614052castings
eastings93412952eastings
eatings84616442ea_tings
failings123811012failings
fairings12388192fairings
fastings124011942fastings
gaiting93716582gaiting_
gatings95212822ga_tings
kartings13418522kartings
lastings94214422lastings
mailings113011922mailings
matings104516212ma_tings
mattings11369672mattings
paintings12327092paintings
pairings11398312pairings
partings113513732partings
plaitings12296242plaitings
railings93412152railings
raisings9338442raisings
ratings84217412ra_tings
sailings93513252sailings
saltings92811252saltings
suitings9288952suitings
tailings93211672tailings
tattings9408822tattings
waddings14356472waddings
wafting143911662wafting_
waifing142910892waifing_
wailing113620902wailing_
wairing113414312wairing_
waisting123615212waisting_
waiving14329632waiving_
walkings16327312walkings
wanting114220172wanting_
warnings12358452warnings
washings15419272washings
wasting114422842wasting_
waxings18366452wa_xings
waxwings2232952waxwings
weltings12388202weltings
westings12429802westings
wettings12348402wettings
whiting143311302whiting_
wirings113910112w_irings
witing103522822w_iting_
witlings12328442w_itlings
wittings12328732wittings
writing113713892writing_

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059603.87631233.0
3Display Results60600.0134615.4
 (SQL Overall)178691604.27941760.0
 
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