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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 “wheezing” 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
wheezing2431538(None) 
heezing20349871_heezing
wheeling15318591wheeling
wheeping17337101wheeping
breezing20368132breezing
cheeking18349082cheeking
cheeping16329552cheeping
cheering143612702cheering
cheesing14349412cheesing
feezing204610162_feezing
freezing21308322freezing
heeding123515062_heeding
heeling113618512_heeling
sheening123010802sheening
sheering123715102sheering
sheeting122712832sheeting
sneezing18267052sneezing
tweezing21384112tweezing
weeding123815212w_eeding
weening114113972w_eening
weeping133613672w_eeping
weeting113816052w_eeting
wheedling1733072wheedling
wheelings16284932wheelings
wheepling1843322wheepling
wheezier2333342wheezier
wheezily2642302wheezily
whelming17304922whelming
whelping17245332whelping
whetting1535972whetting
whizzing2333382whizzing

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059313.39035710.6
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.79647073.5
 
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