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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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190 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
prefacing1711874(None) 
prefading16149031prefading
refacing142512811_refacing
defacing15238682_defacing
peacing124117072p_e_acing
preaching172811162pre_aching
preacting142412532pre_acting
prebaking1838062prebaking
predating13514652predating
prefabbing2042582prefabbing
prefiling1549532prefiling
prefiring1559072prefiring
prefixing2246782prefixing
prepacking2145772prepacking
preparing14311642preparing
prepaving1787232prepaving
prepaying1747972prepaying
preplacing1746002preplacing
presaging1339392presaging
pretaping1439132pretaping
profaning1537292profaning
relacing112516042_relacing
bracing123817613br__acing
breaching17269403bre_aching
breading123515463bre_ading
breaking153914253bre_aking
breaming133612513bre_aming
catfacing1744553catfacing
creaking153414123cre_aking
creaming133413143cre_aming
creasing113314443cre_asing
creating113921953cre_ating
cremating14312203cremating
defaming15238463_defaming
dreading113712803dre_ading
dreaming124011063dre_aming
effacing1744463_effacing
enfacing1467293_enfacing
facing125321573___facing
freaking163611453fre_aking
gracing113216443gr__acing
greasing102811393gre_asing
grimacing1544033grimacing
menacing1339783_menacing
outfacing1578113outfacing
pacing114522753p___acing
peaching163613643p_e_aching
peaking144317693p_e_aking
pealing104123203p_e_aling
pedaling122412133p_edaling
penancing1436343p_enancing
perfecting1847513perfecting
perfuming1784053perfuming
perfusing1565633perfusing
pervading1636303pervading
phreaking1936473phre_aking
piecing12410453pie__cing
piercing1346663pie_rcing
placing123815283p__lacing
pleaching17257083ple_aching
pleading123011443ple_ading
pleasing112611593ple_asing
pleating112916053ple_ating
prancing132612163pr_ancing
prating103424453pr__ating
praying133717323pr__aying
prearming14139223prearming
prebuying1734303prebuying
precasting15169833precasting
preceding15129363preceding
precising14413273precising
precoding15109733precoding
precuring1439423precuring
predacity1745603predacity
predicting1649873predicting
predrying1645343predrying
preeing103817673pre__eing
preenacting16125373preenacting
preening113115843pre_ening
preface14510923prefac__e
prefaced1638423prefac_ed
prefacer1537983prefac_er
prefacers1636293prefacers
prefaces15311063prefac_es
prefascist1753143prefascist
preferring1645623preferring
prefinancing2051943prefinancing
prefocusing1953133prefocusing
preforming1846233preforming
prefranking2143313prefranking
prefunding1745233prefunding
preheating16310723preheating
prehiring1548383prehiring
prelacies13310053prelacies
prelecting15310163prelecting
preloading1446583preloading
preluding1337053preluding
premising14412413premising
premixing2157803premixing
prenticing1547883prenticing
prepasting15168883prepasting
prepping12309763pre_pping
prepricing1746733prepricing
prescind1338393pre_scind
preshaping1845423preshaping
presiding13510903presiding
preslicing1546363preslicing
presoaking1736253presoaking
pressing112516443pre_ssing
presuming1437663presuming
pretasting13239283pretasting
prettying1536043prettying
pretyping1764943pretyping
prevailing1656723prevailing
prevaluing1644273prevaluing
prevising15510873prevising
prevuing1457253pre_vuing
prewarming18145173prewarming
prewarning16135193prewarning
prewashing1944943prewashing
preweaning1645633preweaning
prewiring1547893prewiring
preying133114553pre__ying
pricing123417343pr__icing
probating14311193probating
producing1556143producing
profiling1548233profiling
profiting1549983profiting
pronating12313763pronating
prorating12314283prorating
racing95030533_r__acing
reaching143317203_re_aching
reacting113317893_re_acting
reading93327213_re_ading
reaming103924013_re_aming
reaping103621213_re_aping
rearing83128783_re_aring
reaving113820533_re_aving
rebating112418343_rebating
recaning111416693_recaning
redacting13612303_redacting
redating102620173_redating
reducing12310203_reducing
refalling132010423_refalling
refecting152413353_refecting
refencing15188853_refencing
reffing143712173_ref_fing
refiling123116533_refiling
refining122416863_refining
refiring123513923_refiring
refixing19329793_refixing
reflating132514713_reflating
reflying15268173_reflying
refracting1638733_refracting
reframing1538623_reframing
refrying15278903_refrying
refuging13218423_refuging
refusing122310873_refusing
refuting121911903_refuting
regaling10315363_regaling
relating92725443_relating
relaxing162612633_relaxing
relaying122515153_relaying
remaking152613303_remaking
remating112322423_remating
renaming11313693_renaming
repacking1838283_repacking
repaving142810743_repaving
repaying142712393_repaying
replacing142210163_replacing
reracking1639313_reracking
resawing122311433_resawing
resaying122512453_resaying
respacing1438893_respacing
retacking1658973_retacking
retaking133114283_retaking
retaping113012553_retaping
retaxing162311333_retaxing
retracing12313293_retracing
rewaking162310983_rewaking
rewaxing19248563_rewaxing
spreading1339653spre_ading
surfacing1545643surfacing
terracing1237703terracing
tracing103720153tr__acing
treading103515333tre_ading
treating92519613tre_ating
upreaching1844113upre_aching
uprearing1238373upre_aring
wreaking163010213wre_aking

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit1486411906.59322545.3
3Display Results1901900.0961979.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911907.12525079.4
 
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