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

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
pleasingly164416(None) 
pleadingly1793381pleadingly
pleasantly1552732pleasantly
pleasing112611592pleasing__
pressingly1646002pressingly
teasingly1346052_teasingly
appealingly1952233appealingly
beamingly1745843_beamingly
blazingly2444473bl_azingly
flamingly1845023fl_amingly
flaringly1646253fl_aringly
fleeringly1743723fleeringly
fleetingly1743583fleetingly
glaringly1445823gl_aringly
gloatingly1543553gloatingly
lastingly1337233_l_astingly
leasing83920163_leasing__
leasings9379843_leasing_s
leeringly1345963_leeringly
losingly1236393_l_osingly
meaningly1546413_meaningly
passingly1545783p_assingly
piercingly1843233piercingly
placatingly1952323placatingly
plainly1236473pl_a_in_ly
pleading123011443pleading__
pleadings13285543pleading_s
pleasantry1551633pleasantry
pleating112916053pleating__
ploddingly1842343ploddingly
plyingly1734503pl__yingly
posingly1436933p__osingly
pratingly1538363p_ratingly
preachingly2242903preachingly
searingly1338273_searingly
slashingly1743863sl_ashingly
sneakingly1843823sneakingly
unceasingly1753813unceasingly
wearingly1636413_wearingly

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 Filter1786911406030.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit140603397.12319739.3
3Display Results39390.0162437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691397.57523589.6
 
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