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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 “perming” 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.

100 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
perming12341609(None) 
berming123614831berming
perking143716461perking
terming104016001terming
arming94719802_arming
beaming123618802beaming
beriming13310462beriming
cering94522532cer_ing
deeming113913122deeming
deperming1537112deperming
ermine8416922_ermine
erring73816482_erring
farming133515082farming
firming132811222firming
forming133615732forming
gemming13289152gemming
germina1038502germina
gorming112810832gorming
harming133717932harming
helming133712002helming
hemming15269972hemming
herding122915122herding
herring113615882herring
jerking19308922jerking
kerbing14308482kerbing
kerfing15307532kerfing
kerning124010892kerning
lemming12269392lemming
merging112711762merging
nerving112910832nerving
palming123914012palming
parging113318602parging
paring94236492par_ing
parking143423042parking
parling103823762parling
parring103222062parring
parsing103819552parsing
parting103527382parting
peacing124117072peacing
peaking144317692peaking
pealing104123202pealing
pearling11912012pearling
peching154513902peching
pecking164017782pecking
peeing94618082pe_eing
peeking144414952peeking
peeling102919872peeling
peening103318302peening
peeping123615212peeping
peering103520352peering
peeving135112242peeving
pegging122811132pegging
peining104619152peining
peising103416762peising
pelting102917272pelting
pending114119772pending
penning103616492penning
pepping113511622pepping
perching163711632perching
perfuming1784052perfuming
periling11316862periling
permian112612282permian
permit10321682permi_t
permits11314002permits
permuting1446552permuting
perusing11811062perusing
petting103720952petting
pharming16248142pharming
piercing1346662piercing
pluming123412042pluming
poring94227272por_ing
porking143515812porking
porting103021782porting
prearming14139222prearming
preeing103817672preeing
preying133114552preying
priming123417372priming
prying124114802p_rying
purging113314182purging
purling103620292purling
purring104515822purring
pursing103715552pursing
reaming103924012reaming
rearming111413612rearming
seaming103222112seaming
seeming103216262seeming
serging93416672serging
sering74731812ser_ing
serving113014982serving
spermine12311432spermine
teaming103917592teaming
teeming103513092teeming
termini93410812termini
verging123812302verging
vermin113414522vermin_
versing112314192versing
warming133515082warming
worming132811242worming
yerking15368812yerking
zeroing1738342zeroing

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911076710.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit1076711007.86013698.6
3Display Results1001000.0601666.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911008.46621106.9
 
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