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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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169 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
distressing138597(None) 
digressing1345792di_gressing
distressingly1882202distressingly
distrusting1386492distrusting
restressing1266042restressing
stressing1038332__stressing
buttressing1453053buttressing
depressing1448093d_epressing
discussing1445983dis_cussing
diseasing11310833dis__easing
dismissing1445063dis_missing
dispensing1448233dis_pensing
dispersing1449303dis_persing
displeasing1544933displeasing
dispraising1546043dispraising
dispreading1645913dispreading
disseising1247643dis_seising
distasting1248023dist_asting
distending1348333dist_ending
distracting1569253distracting
distraining1346983distraining
distress9311713distress___
distressed1246443distress_ed
distresses1148853distress_es
distressful1561903distressful
districting1559003districting
dressing102810423d___ressing
fortressing1543963fortressing
hostessing1444573host_essing
impressing1547543_impressing
misguessing1542833misguessing
mistreating1449283mistreating
mistrusting1465923mistrusting
mistrysting1774313mistrysting
prestressing1583973prestressing
waitressing1552493waitressing
witnessing1442443wi_tnessing
abscessing1543314abs_cessing
addressing1343134_addressing
aggressing1344184_aggressing
assessing1045174_as_sessing
bestrewing1643774bestre_wing
caressing1238804__caressing
compressing1846434compressing
congressing1545604congressing
decreasing1446514d_ecreasing
deforesting1654794deforesting
degreasing1345424d_egreasing
derepressing1653574derepressing
destroying1564904destr_oying
destructing1546114destructing
detesting112610324d_et_esting
digesting12208674di__gesting
digression1244664di_gression
digressions1344744di_gressions
digressive1554584di_gressive
directing1338824di__recting
disabusing1444614dis_abusing
disagreeing1453864disagre_eing
disarming1338804disar__ming
disarraying1644054disarraying
disbursing1445374dis_bursing
discasing1339434dis__casing
discepting1658474dis_cepting
discerning1447864dis_cerning
disclosing1446614dis_closing
discoursing1544854discoursing
discrediting1753214discrediting
discrowning1843804discrowning
disfrocking2252964disfrocking
disgracing1586744disgr_acing
disguising1346014dis_guising
disgusting1345964dis_gusting
dishelming1745274dis_helming
disheriting1646454disheriting
disinfesting1754434disinfesting
disinteresting1662624disinteresting
disinvesting1754204disinvesting
disjecting2177244dis_jecting
dismasting1446384dis_masting
disobeying1743804disobe_ying
disordering1444384disordering
disorienting14155654disorienting
dispelling1447614dis_pelling
dispending1547924dis_pending
disposing1339934dis__posing
dispossessing1661574dispossessing
disprizing2347924dispr_izing
disproving1746294dispr_oving
disrating11714554dis_r_ating
disrelishing1752524dis_relishing
disrobing1347704dis_r_obing
disrooting1247744dis_rooting
disrupting1446344dis_rupting
disseating121111784dis_seating
dissecting14139474dis_secting
disseisin1046064dis_seisin_
disseisins1145954dis_seisins
disseizing2147004dis_seizing
dissenting121310294dis_senting
disserting121310854dis_serting
disserving15117014dis_serving
dissing94517684di____ssing
distaining1248904dist_aining
distancing1447084dist_ancing
distelfink1872894dist_elfink
distension11156274dist_ension
distensions12146274dist_ensions
distilling1247794dist_illing
distorting1239584dist_orting
distrain9412244distr__ain_
distrains10411334distr__ains
distraint101112904distr__aint
distributing1654744distributing
disturbing1445654dist_urbing
disusing1039004dis___using
dithering1499854di_the_ring
divesting14298484di__vesting
dressings11265374d___ressings
egressing1146854__egressing
estreating11710364_estreating
expressing2046624_expressing
finessing1345124fi__nessing
hairdressing1751734hairdressing
hotpressing1753704hotpressing
increasing1346324_increasing
incrossing1345024_incrossing
interesting12411124_interesting
intreating11614014_intreating
intrusting11128174_intrusting
listening10128954list_e_ning
misaddressing1861424misaddressing
misbiassing1642634misbiassing
misclassing1644124misclassing
miscreating1648494miscreating
misraising1348124mis_raising
misreading1448264mis_reading
misrelying1645504mis_relying
mistending1447954mist_ending
misterming1538604mist_erming
mistracing1569604mistr_acing
mistraining1446504mistraining
mistress10310704mistress___
mistresses1247994mistress_es
obsessing1244264obs__essing
oppressing1545974_oppressing
outdressing13104784outdressing
outpressing1485974outpressing
overstressing1753714overstressing
possessing1344674pos_sessing
pressing112516444___pressing
progressing1545774progressing
redigressing1552924redi_gressing
redressing1247824_redressing
regressing1248144_regressing
repressing13310394_repressing
sistering101213754sist_e_ring
streaking142010324__streaking
streaming12239654__streaming
streeking14217454__streeking
streeling10189484__streeling
strewing12289854__stre_wing
suppressing1644974suppressing
testcrossing1551324testcrossing
topdressing1552664topdressing
trussing9268654___trussing
undressing1246534_undressing
untrussing11124584_untrussing
wirelessing1551864wirelessing

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit1488191698.61017284.4
3Display Results1691690.0931817.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911699.15619516.3
 
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