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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 “metaling” 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.

44 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
metaling11161372(None) 
medaling121912261medaling
metalling1249591metalling
betaking153010152betaking
dealing94323232de_aling
detailing112510412detailing
empaling1338362empaling
fettling1266772fettling
healing113922962he_aling
meaning103918702me_aning
medalling1346922medalling
meddling13257932meddling
melling102822622me_lling
menacing1339782menacing
metalise10416052metalise
metalising1348942metalising
metalist10519352metalist
metalize19414782metalize
metalizing22511362metalizing
metalline1158732metalline
metering112915632metering
meting94320592met__ing
metring103215292met_ring
mewling13329512me_wling
mottling11197752mottling
mutating112211752mutating
nettling957212nettling
pealing104123202pe_aling
pedaling122412132pedaling
petaline10314882petaline
pettling1168212pettling
regaling10315362regaling
retailing103214732retailing
retaking133114282retaking
retaping113012552retaping
retaxing162311332retaxing
retiling93319482retiling
sealing83528562se_aling
settling978942settling
staling83925422_staling
stealing93416602stealing
totaling9610302totaling
vealing114217422ve_aling
yealing112716382ye_aling

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059446.00020176.5
3Display Results44440.0162750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691446.42227824.8
 
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