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

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
lickings1529814(None) 
licking144118281licking_
likings12539411li_kings
pickings17359381pickings
tickings15368581tickings
wickings18357181wickings
backings174012212backings
blackings18316762blackings
clicking173610982clicking_
deckings16346682deckings
dicking153617612dicking_
flicking184110042flicking_
flockings19314342flockings
icings9428452_ic_ings
kicking133314022kicking_
lacings105013652lac_ings
lacking143821542lacking_
lakings124713512l_akings
liking114319582li_king_
linings84313072li_nings
linking123818252linking_
lippings13296092lippings
listings93310042listings
livings11408922li_vings
locking143718152locking_
lucking143615832lucking_
neckings15346112neckings
nicking143516322nicking_
packings174310062packings
picking163418332picking_
pinkings15338142pinkings
prickings18315652prickings
ricking143920232ricking_
sackings15389632sackings
sicking143720172sicking_
slicking153712592slicking_
ticking143218752ticking_
vikings15386622vi_kings
wicking173414772wicking_

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit121059394.03330017.1
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691394.45240137.2
 
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