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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 “blistering” 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.

97 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
blistering1310706(None) 
blustering13106181blustering
glistering12106421glistering
bittering122511992b_ittering
blattering13108712blattering
blinkering1744322blinkering
blisteringly1852292blisteringly
blithering16116122blithering
bolstering1346882bolstering
cloistering1444822cloistering
clustering13116812clustering
flittering1486502flittering
flustering14105932flustering
glistening1294282glistening
glittering1296002glittering
leistering1147982leistering
listening10128952_listening
littering102411982_littering
lustering102711202_lustering
plaistering1444602plaistering
plastering1339242plastering
roistering1148582roistering
sistering101213752_sistering
altering91917113al__tering
bantering122414233b_antering
bartering122313643b_artering
battering122715143b_attering
bettering122212753b_ettering
bickering1837663b_ickering
bitewing1435293b_i_tewing
blabbering14104363blabbering
blasting114013433blast__ing
blathering16107583blathering
blethering16115933blethering
blissing1136873blis__sing
blister94415313blister___
blistered12167683blister_ed
blisters104015083blister__s
blistery13418713blister__y
blitzing2035903bli_t_zing
blubbering14103443blubbering
blundering1444823blundering
blusteringly1852033blusteringly
bowstring15165123bowst_ring
bristling1246663brist_ling
buttering122312523b_uttering
chittering16107183chittering
clattering13109233clattering
clinkering1745233clinkering
cluttering13106833cluttering
delustering1344073delustering
festering132413173_festering
filtering13199723_filtering
flattering1498743flattering
flichtering2042683flichtering
flickering2044093flickering
fluttering14106293fluttering
fostering132411263_fostering
frittering14105623frittering
glimmering1643713glimmering
holstering1447083holstering
jittering17218423_jittering
lettering102112073_lettering
lightering15246113_lightering
limbering1488793_limbering
lingering11310513_lingering
lippering14217883_lippering
listeria839433_listeri_a
listerias959233_listerias
listing84020593_list__ing
livering122012383_li_vering
lobstering1345123lobstering
loitering1039683_loitering
lustring9269723_lust_ring
mastering122315303_mastering
ministering1445543ministering
misterming1538603_misterming
mitering113015403_mi_tering
moistening1346233moistening
mustering122212333_mustering
oystering1337563_oystering
pestering122315663_pestering
philtering1646253philtering
plasterings1444743plasterings
registering1346393registering
roystering1445413roystering
sintering101014803_sintering
skittering1535393skittering
slithering1496893slithering
slivering1338083sli_vering
splintering1444293splintering
tittering102310313_tittering
twittering1444583twittering
waitering13310713wai_tering
westering132112643_westering
whispering1944343whispering
wintering13412363_wintering

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603977.31319226.4
3Display Results97970.0931043.0
 (SQL Overall)178691977.81222873.9
 
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