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

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

37 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
whitenings174261(None) 
whitening1635101whitening_
whitewings2042331whitewings
whitewing1943852whitewing_
whitings15287062whit__ings
whittlings1742222whittlings
bitewings1542943_bitewings
chitlings15255903chit_lings
christenings1851283christenings
fastenings14273903fastenings
hirelings1365763_hirelings
shielings13237123shi_elings
shortenings1542683shortenings
sweetenings15152343sweetenings
thickenings2151683thickenings
waitering13310713waitering_
waitings123413743wait__ings
wakenings1743043w_akenings
waterings13229253w_aterings
wheelings16284933wh_eelings
whingdings1941813whingdings
whining143311673whi__ning_
whippings20284183whi_ppings
whisperings2042213whisperings
whistlings1742913whistlings
whiteners1535243whiten_ers
whiteness1546483whiten_ess
whitens13428733white__n_s
whiting143311303whit__ing_
whittling1634383whittling_
widening13237833w_idening_
winnings12327583w_i_nnings
witchings18325303w_itchings
witlings12328443w_it_lings
wittings12328733w_it_tings
wizening21255463w_izening_
writings12298113writ__ings

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603375.64024929.6
3Display Results37370.0162312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691376.07929394.8
 
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