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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 “containing” 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.

85 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
containing1341093(None) 
captaining1546072captaining
confining1539992con_fining
conjoining2046102conjoining
constraining1554542constraining
contacting15610072contacting
contemning1577062contemning
continuing1348192cont_inuing
contriving1648192contriving
curtaining1345532curtaining
fountaining15103642fountaining
obtaining1236772_obtaining
abstaining1344573abstaining
attaining1047223_attaining
bobtailing1543513bobtailing
cantoning12310883cant_oning
chaining142810783c__haining
cocaptaining19101913cocaptaining
cochairing1844653cochairing
cocktailing2052783cocktailing
coffining1845483co_ffining
coining103920543co___ining
cojoining1945753co_joining
combining1637893co_mbining
complaining1844733complaining
concaving1737353conca_ving
conceiting15311773conceiting
conceiving1846773conceiving
concerning1548903concerning
condemning1665743condemning
condoning1339783con_doning
confabbing2042503confabbing
confiding1638333con_fiding
congaing1239823conga__ing
conning103718753con___ning
conniving1537093con_niving
consigning1446783consigning
conspiring1546553conspiring
constringing1653563constringing
contain9315833conta__in_
contained12310893contain_ed
container11311073contain_er
containers1249903containers
containment1557443containment
contains10316533conta__ins
contaminant1575843contaminant
contaminating1854913contaminating
contending1449123contending
contenting13313323contenting
contesting13312213contesting
continent11415633cont_inent
contorting13410103contorting
contouring1347013contouring
contracting16610473contracting
contrasting1459353contrasting
contravening1853563contravening
contusing1239143cont_using
convening15311193con_vening
convincing1845343con_vincing
costarring1345393costarring
cotinine10311493co_t_inine
cottoning1237343co_ttoning
coxswaining2451863coxswaining
curtailing1344603curtailing
destaining1267943destaining
detaining112510473_detaining
distaining1248903distaining
entailing1039393_entailing
entraining1147643_entraining
entwining1345423_entwining
intwining1345883_intwining
maintaining1453593maintaining
montaging1346543monta_ging
nonearning1145183nonearning
nonthinking1953513nonthinking
ordaining1145753_ordaining
outgaining1237093_outgaining
outlining10310503_outlining
pertaining1347993pertaining
reobtaining1443533reobtaining
retaining102114733_retaining
staining9413373__staining
suntanning1143983suntanning
sustaining1145883sustaining
untwining1346303_untwining

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603856.48321688.0
3Display Results85850.0461847.8
 (SQL Overall)178691856.93525766.5
 
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