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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 “broadening” 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.

36 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
broadening144403(None) 
brazening2185182br_azening
broidering1444672broidering
bemaddening1851813bemaddening
blondining1462983blondining
bordering1338833b_ordering
bradding13268933br_ad_ding
braining113414683br_a_ining
branning112911093br_a_nning
breading123515463bread__ing
broaching17287663broa_ching
broaden10289143broade__n_
broadened1364333broaden_ed
broadener1284083broaden_er
broadeners1383653broadeners
broadens11267243broade__ns
broadsiding1652093broadsiding
brocading1556253brocad__ing
brokering1636283bro_kering
brooding122911373brood__ing
brothering1646033brothering
browning14299643bro__wning
burdening1335543b_urdening
cravening1547553cr_avening
deadening1277583_deadening
greatening1245443greatening
groaning102410283groa__ning
hoidening1435633_hoidening
hoydening1744353_hoydening
ladening1078823__ladening
leadening1176733_leadening
loudening1144743_loudening
ravening122611293_r_avening
reddening1237433_reddening
rodeoing1037253_ro_deoing
soddening1244543_soddening

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603365.59625125.6
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691366.02929638.6
 
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