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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 “terrifyingly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

25 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
terrifyingly225110(None) 
horrifyingly256972horrifyingly
terrifying1745162terrifying__
scarifyingly2451113scarifyingly
torrifying1744173torrifying__
aerifying1636494ae_rifying__
certifying1945314certifying__
deridingly1644544de_ri_dingly
driftingly1843674__driftingly
erringly1237774_err___ingly
gratifyingly2381014gratifyingly
horrifying2043984horrifying__
metrifying1945684metrifying__
mystifyingly236704mystifyingly
petrifying1945824petrifying__
terrifically2053684terrifically
testifying1745404testifying__
thrillingly1851724t_hrillingly
thrivingly2042264t_hri_vingly
torrefying1742854torrefying__
trippingly1843084t__rippingly
tryingly1535884t__r__yingly
verbifying2244354verbifying__
verifying1936414ve_rifying__
versifying2045034versifying__

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790256.54619063.6
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691256.95225703.5
 
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