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

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83 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
blithering1611612(None) 
blathering16107581blathering
blethering16115931blethering
slithering1496891slithering
bittering122511992b_ittering
blattering13108712blattering
blinkering1744322blinkering
blistering13107062blistering
bothering152210202b_othering
brothering1646032brothering
dithering1499852_dithering
flittering1486502flittering
glittering1296002glittering
lathering13912252_lathering
littering102411982_littering
slathering14108282slathering
swithering17105212swithering
withering16108812_withering
altering91917113al_t_ering
bantering122414233bant_ering
bartering122313643bart_ering
battering122715143b_attering
bettering122212753b_ettering
bickering1837663b_ickering
bitewing1435293b_it_ewing
blabbering14104363blabbering
blighting1635733bligh_ting
blither124812173blither___
blithered15156123blither_ed
blithers134711233blither__s
blitzing2035903blit__zing
blitzkrieg265453blitzkrieg
blubbering14103443blubbering
blundering1444823blundering
blustering13106183blustering
bolstering1346883bolst_ering
burthening1643463burthening
butchering1844503butchering
buttering122312523b_uttering
chittering16107183chittering
ciphering17217703_ciphering
clattering13109233clattering
clinkering1745233clinkering
cluttering13106833cluttering
coinhering1647313coinhering
fathering161010093_fathering
feathering17108793feathering
filtering13199723filt_ering
flattering1498743flattering
flichtering2042683flichtering
flickering2044093flickering
fluttering14106293fluttering
frittering14105623frittering
furthering1744353furthering
gathering1499463_gathering
glimmering1643713glimmering
glistering12106423glistering
inhering12913713__inhering
jittering17218423_jittering
leathering1488683leathering
lechering1538443_lechering
lettering102112073_lettering
lichening1545673_lichening
lightering15246113_lightering
limbering1488793_limbering
lingering11310513_lingering
lippering14217883_lippering
lithoing1236743_lith_oing
livering122012383_li_vering
loitering1039683loit_ering
mitering113015403_mit_ering
mothering152110183_mothering
murthering1644473murthering
pothering151911283_pothering
skittering1535393skittering
slivering1338083sli_vering
smothering1646013smothering
tethering1339133_tethering
tittering102310313_tittering
twittering1444583twittering
waitering13310713wait_ering
weathering1798353weathering
wuthering1697803_wuthering

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit140603835.64024929.6
3Display Results83830.0332515.2
 (SQL Overall)178691835.82930655.5
 
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