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

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

26 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
motorboating1713279(None) 
motorboatings18141721motorboatings
motorbiking2062353motorb_iking
motorboat1355063motorboat___
motorboated1652833motorboat_ed
motorboater1552503motorboat_er
motorboaters1661613motorboaters
motorboats1453723motorboat__s
motorcading1752783motor_cading
autorotating1373844autorotating
cohobating1845024coho_b_ating
corroborating1862444corroborating
masturbating1772674masturb_ating
maturating13108574matur__ating
metricating1647364met_ricating
moderating1448804moder__ating
motivating1646804mot__ivating
motorcycling2261634motorcycling
motoring11410954motor____ing
motorising1347514motor__ising
motorization2349704motorization
motorizations2449124motorizations
motorizing2248794motor__izing
overbeating17410484_overbeating
showboating2062364_showboating
throating1398404__thr_oating

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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790267.20317324.7
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691267.60923484.2
 
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