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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 “controlling” 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.

27 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
controlling144542(None) 
decontrolling1761432decontrolling
outrolling1137532_outrolling
bankrolling1852303bankrolling
carolling1259413c__arolling
condoling13510373con_do_ling
confronting1744863confronting
consoling12310873con_so_ling
contorting13410103cont_orting
contouring1347013cont_ouring
contracting16610473contracting
contrasting1459353contrasting
contriving1648193contr_iving
controlled1345383controll_ed
controller1245523controll_er
controllers1344783controllers
controlment1595783controlment
convolving1944413con_volving
corralling1345433co_rralling
enrolling1087733_en_rolling
logrolling1243063lo_grolling
noncontrolling1771743noncontrolling
outpolling1346213_outpolling
patrolling1345693_patrolling
strolling10238793__strolling
trolling93212493___trolling
unrolling1078563_un_rolling

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 Filter1786911216330.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121633274.90624792.7
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691275.31233639.1
 
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