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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 “sowing” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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223 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
sowing10422291(None) 
bowing124723061bowing
cowing124526321cowing
dowing114221511dowing
jowing174216041jowing
lowing104623271lowing
mowing124119091mowing
owing96222721_owing
rowing103623301rowing
sawing104323811sawing
scowing133812091scowing
sewing103819621sewing
showing143814661showing
slowing112814741slowing
snowing113913451snowing
soling74226821soling
soring74731881soring
stowing113315131stowing
swing96124841s_wing
towing103823191towing
vowing133715271vowing
wowing133915391wowing
yowing133715541yowing
avowing1466602avowing
awing96827322_awing
blowing133813052blowing
boding104320062boding
boing84725552bo_ing
boning94223292boning
booing94521642booing
boring94724872boring
bowings133612002bowings
bowling133916492bowling
bowsing134012502bowsing
boxing163915152boxing
cawing124322612cawing
chowing164412772chowing
coding104024792coding
coking134523882coking
coming114225452coming
coning94331822coning
cooing94024922cooing
coping113927662coping
coring94433962coring
coting94629252coting
coving124321522coving
cowling134017422cowling
coxing164218862coxing
coying124021482coying
crowing133814762crowing
dawing114819822dawing
dewing114115702dewing
doing74923582do_ing
doling84923132doling
doming104218392doming
doping103919462doping
dosing83920272dosing
doting84821912doting
downing123811672downing
dowsing123411122dowsing
dozing174214192dozing
flowing143411762flowing
fowling143713112fowling
foxing175012432foxing
glowing123211792glowing
going75218492go_ing
goring84119572goring
gowning12258832gowning
growing123512472growing
hawing134322352hawing
hewing134514242hewing
hoeing104117022hoeing
hoking144419512hoking
holing104025072holing
homing123718382homing
honing103421502honing
hoping123719742hoping
hosing103421102hosing
howking183610312howking
howling143413162howling
jawing174414962jawing
jewing174411422jewing
joking184113022joking
joying173810802joying
knowing15287682knowing
lawing104625282lawing
looing73621042looing
loping93921412loping
losing74022872losing
loving104416722loving
lowings113710072lowings
loxing143615272loxing
mawing124020802mawing
meowing1368592meowing
mewing123914202mewing
mooing93718372mooing
moping114017102moping
moving123913282moving
mowings13328482mowings
nosing73419842nosing
noting74120152noting
ohing96018812_ohing
oohing104412932oohing
oozing163812202oozing
oping86322412_oping
owning104110332_owning
pawing124519552pawing
plowing133111722plowing
poking133819302poking
poling93526502poling
pooing93820682pooing
poring94227272poring
posing93922642posing
poxing163714942poxing
resowing123111522resowing
robing93618002robing
roping94023022roping
rosing73925592rosing
roving103618742roving
rowings113710362rowings
saning75127642saning
sating74735452sating
saving104724512saving
saying104325542saying
scoping123513822scoping
scoring103117212scoring
scowling1458292scowling
seeing74222142seeing
sering74731812sering
sewings11369172sewings
sexing144313892sexing
shawing143514882shawing
shewing143812192shewing
shoeing113211882shoeing
shooing112112912shooing
shoring112820072shoring
shoving142910642shoving
showings15246882showings
showring1548322showring
shying134211842shying
siding83822132siding
sing57544172s__ing
siping94220632siping
siring75128312siring
siting74126622siting
sizing163616442sizing
skewing15318722skewing
skiing113610192skiing
skying14399982skying
slewing113311352slewing
sling66028802s_ling
sloping104114072sloping
sluing74315882sluing
smoking143210522smoking
snawing113612482snawing
snoring83917202snoring
soaking123116612soaking
soaping103616222soaping
soaring83521892soaring
sobbing127612882sobbing
socking143518602socking
sodding103712732sodding
soiling83422322soiling
soloing82813802soloing
solving112910852solving
song55133672so__ng
sooting82820962sooting
sopping123917202sopping
sorbing102815262sorbing
sorings83817252sorings
sorning83116812sorning
sorting83221812sorting
souping104215532souping
souring83219062souring
sousing83517822sousing
sowans94215892sowans
sowens93613152sowens
sown75127452sow_n_
sozin14514542sozin_
sozine15712352sozine
sozins15510792sozins
spewing133110452spewing
spoking143212222spoking
sporing104319412sporing
spring94526012spring
spuing94313362spuing
spying123913252spying
stewing113412492stewing
sting65330242s_ting
stoking123615592stoking
stoning83717442stoning
stoping103716622stoping
storing83921122storing
string75327562string
strowing122310562strowing
stying105414572stying
suing65026362s_uing
swang95519722s_wang
swig85818022s_wi_g
swine85625302s_wine
swinge105614382s_winge
swings104714452s_wings
swingy13489872s_wingy
swink125116352s_wink
swung95610562s_wung
tawing104521552tawing
tewing103914822tewing
toeing74418472toeing
toking114420722toking
toling73926122toling
toning74025792toning
toping94122992toping
toting74123792toting
toying105017302toying
trowing113413702trowing
voling103918022voling
voting103916032voting
wing86339222__wing
wooing104214662wooing
yawing134215612yawing
yoking143912282yoking
yowling143610222yowling
zoning162914332zoning

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 Filter178691825510.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit825512232.98327673.8
3Display Results2232230.0802787.5
 (SQL Overall)1786912233.45651704.6
 
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