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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 “scending” 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.

45 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
scending12261058(None) 
ascending1336281ascending
scenting113212811scenting
sending94221371s_ending
shending132511251shending
spending122712431spending
amending12308912amending
bending114420892_bending
blending12249962blending
ceding104014802_ce_ding
censing104215262_censing
descending1546112descending
emending12298892emending
ending83220252__ending
fending123717602_fending
lending94118532_lending
mending114018682_mending
pending114119772_pending
rending93924262_rending
sanding93520602s_anding
scalding12339392scalding
scanning113310772scanning
scanting113914762scanting
scolding12278912scolding
sconcing1338262sconcing
screeding1336322screeding
scudding1335672scudding
seceding12288562seceding
seconding1337612seconding
seeding93719482s_eeding
sensing84116952s_ensing
shedding14278112shedding
sledding11248502sledding
snedding11246952snedding
sounding102712872sounding
speeding122810932speeding
standing103413632standing
steading103613592steading
sueding92613752sue_ding
tending94419162_tending
trending103012832trending
unending10239942unending
upending12258132upending
vending124015262_vending
wending123816842_wending

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059453.42335366.3
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691453.82946667.8
 
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