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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 “encouragingly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

39 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
encouragingly206133(None) 
encouraging1552882encouraging__
discouragingly2261363discouragingly
enduringly1553234en_dur__ingly
engagingly1642694en___gagingly
unencouraging179954unencouraging__
accordingly2062025acco_r_dingly
coaxingly2245135__co__axingly
decoupaging1851945decoupaging__
discouraging1753125discouraging__
disparagingly2161735disparagingly
embracingly2151935e__mbracingly
encaging1258735enc___aging__
enchantingly2182035enc_hantingly
encoring11312175enco_r__ing__
encourage1244155encoura___g_e
encouraged1443095encoura___ged
encouragement1862605encouragement
encourager1352775encoura___ger
encouragers1452355encourag__ers
encourages1344045encoura___ges
endearingly1653225en__dearingly
engorging1244875engo_r_ging__
enraging1049575en___raging__
entreatingly1653035en_treatingly
excruciatingly297865excruciatingly
incorrigibly2062295incorrigi_bly
increasingly1852755inc_reasingly
infuriatingly2062075in_furiatingly
mourningly1673145__mour_ningly
penetratingly1961835pen_etratingly
pouringly1545955__pour__ingly
ragingly1337865_____ragingly
scorchingly2252065_sco_rchingly
scourging1334575_scour_ging__
unbudgingly1951605un_bu_dgingly
unceasingly1753815unc__easingly
unchangingly2252185unc_hangingly
urgingly1336735____ur_gingly

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790398.81314159.8
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691399.21919382.9
 
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