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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 “allowing” 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.

39 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
allowing1236909(None) 
alloying12339141alloying
fallowing1666431fallowing
hallowing1676941hallowing
sallowing1357381sallowing
tallowing1366291tallowing
wallowing1666071wallowing
allaying12339302allaying
alleging1038472alleging
allotting1046502allotting
alluding1036952alluding
alluring939072alluring
allying113011662all_ying
arrowing1237942arrowing
avowing1466602a_vowing
balloting1238382balloting
bellowing1547192bellowing
billowing1545872billowing
blowing133813052_blowing
elbowing1435012elbowing
fellowing1655922fellowing
flowing143411762_flowing
following1665752following
galloping1356252galloping
glowing123211792_glowing
halloaing1387032halloaing
halloing121510072hallo_ing
hallooing1366342hallooing
hollowing1675932hollowing
lowing104623272__lowing
mellowing1545892mellowing
pillowing1545492pillowing
plowing133111722_plowing
shallowing1744112shallowing
slowing112814742_slowing
swallowing1743042swallowing
walloping1545592walloping
willowing1645322willowing
yellowing1655072yellowing

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 Filter1786911210590.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit121059393.68632842.9
3Display Results39390.0133000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691393.85546353.0
 
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