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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 “dithering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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174 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
dithering149985(None) 
withering16108811withering
bittering122511992bittering
blithering16116122blithering
bothering152210202bothering
ciphering17217702ciphering
diapering1339032diapering
dickering1737462dickering
differing1746472differing
fathering161010092fathering
gathering1499462gathering
inhering12913712_inhering
jittering17218422jittering
lathering13912252lathering
littering102411982littering
mitering113015402mit_ering
mothering152110182mothering
pothering151911282pothering
slithering1496892slithering
swithering17105212swithering
tethering1339132tethering
tittering102310312tittering
wuthering1697802wuthering
adhering1338883_adhering
altering91917113alt_ering
antheming1587293antheming
atheling1249203_atheling
authoring1348583authoring
battering122715143battering
bettering122212753bettering
bickering1837663bickering
bitewing1435293bit_ewing
blathering16107583blathering
blethering16115933blethering
brothering1646033brothering
butchering1844503butchering
buttering122312523buttering
catering112019903cat_ering
chittering16107183chittering
cindering13311223cindering
cithern12489913cither_n_
citherns13338873cither_ns
cohering142413833_cohering
coinhering1647313coinhering
coshering15510023coshering
cyphering20175243cyphering
dackering1737383dackering
daggering13246113daggering
daikering1536103daikering
dandering122511063dandering
dangering12239303dangering
deciphering2053223deciphering
deterging1237853det_erging
deterring1138623deterring
detouring1136973detouring
diademing1454323diademing
dieing84018653di__e_ing
dieseling1146143dieseling
dieting93616833di__eting
dighting142510843digh_ting
discerning1447863discerning
dishelming1745273dishelming
disherit12412523disheri_t
disheriting1646453disheriting
disherits1348233disherits
dishing124017103dish__ing
dispersing1449303dispersing
disserting121310853disserting
disserving15117013disserving
ditching15349943dit_ching
ditheism1446053dithe_ism
ditheist1249493dithe_ist
dither104417683dither___
dithered13189293dither_ed
ditherer12187763dither_er
ditherers13196683ditherers
dithers114016153dither__s
dithery14318943dither__y
dittoing1036263dit_toing
diverging15226693di_verging
diverting142410333di_verting
dizening19177143di_zening
doddering1335183doddering
dowering132510613d_owering
entering91920053ent_ering
feathering17108793feathering
fettering132310513fettering
filtering13199723filtering
fingering1439193fingering
flittering1486503flittering
frittering14105623frittering
furthering1744353furthering
gatherings15105293gatherings
gettering112310033gettering
gibbering1534713gibbering
gingering1238873gingering
glittering1296003glittering
guttering112410443guttering
hindering14310273hindering
iteming1037753_it_eming
jiggering1934303jiggering
kashering1736253kashering
kippering18205443kippering
kithing153411553kith__ing
kittening1434593kittening
koshering1735363koshering
leathering1488683leathering
lechering1538443lechering
lettering102112073lettering
lichening1545673lichening
lightering15246113lightering
limbering1488793limbering
lingering11310513lingering
lippering14217883lippering
lithoing1236743lith_oing
livering122012383li_vering
loitering1039683loit_ering
mattering122314053mattering
metering112915633met_ering
mishearing1647883mishearing
mitring103514143mit__ring
motherings16255643motherings
murthering1644473murthering
muttering122611323muttering
nattering102212213nattering
nickering1636573nickering
niddering1255323niddering
nidering10510483ni_dering
niffering1645133niffering
ochering14219393_ochering
outhearing1438443outhearing
pattering122314423pattering
petering112516813pet_ering
pilfering1536393pilfering
pithing134014053pith__ing
pottering122612003pottering
puttering122611643puttering
richening1546223richening
silvering1337923silvering
simmering1467823simmering
simpering1449293simpering
sintering101014803sintering
sistering101213753sistering
skittering1535393skittering
slathering14108283slathering
smothering1646013smothering
sphering142811943_sphering
steering93916793_steering
syphering18175733syphering
tattering102212323tattering
theming133610473__theming
tiering8315253__tiering
tillering1037883tillering
timbering14117723timbering
tinkering1437703tinkering
tithing113513893tith__ing
tochering1537153tochering
tottering10229613tottering
twittering1444583twittering
ushering1258923_ushering
uttering91613083_uttering
waitering13310713wait_ering
watering122316313wat_ering
weathering1798353weathering
wildering1456743wildering
wintering13412363wintering
witheringly2152523witheringly
witherite1546693witherite
withing143814493with__ing
yattering132410443yattering
zippering23215203zippering
zitherist2146603zitherist
zithern19447023zither_n_
zitherns20376133zither_ns

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit1486411747.07621006.4
3Display Results1741740.0802175.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911747.48623870.0
 
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