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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 “protruding” 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.

30 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
protruding145363(None) 
protending1446812protending
detruding1245193_detruding
extruding1844333_extruding
intruding1146873_intruding
obtruding1344123_obtruding
portending1446193portending
portraying1645163portraying
precluding1644173precluding
preluding1337053pr_eluding
pretending1438613pretending
proceeding1644673proceeding
procuring1437993pro_curing
prodding13189343pro__dding
producing1556143pro_ducing
programing1646313programing
propending1646143propending
propounding1744053propounding
prorating12314283pro_rating
prostrating1449393prostrating
protecting151910213protecting
protesting131910253protesting
protracting1646933protracting
protrude1144703protrud__e
protruded1343443protrud_ed
protrudes1245173protrud_es
protrusion1254353protrusion
protrusions1354143protrusions
protrusive1553393protrusive
providing1637963pro_viding

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603306.71620935.5
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691307.15524974.3
 
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