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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 “theorising” 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.

29 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
theorising144518(None) 
theorizing2346231theorizing
aphorising1645743aphorising
authorising1565013auth_orising
cherishing1944833che_rishing
chorusing15246113ch_orusing
creolising1345993creolising
etherizing2346853ethe_rizing
hearsing1239383_hear_sing
heroizing2248493_heroizing
hoising113414413_h_o_ising
horsing113215583_h_or_sing
memorising1546733memorising
motorising1347513motorising
reprising12312553_reprising
rerising93017783_re_rising
temporising1644963temporising
terrorising1255023terrorising
theologising17132513theologising
theorise1137873theoris__e
theorised1344923theoris_ed
theorises1247813theoris_es
theorist1149553theoris__t
theorists1246603theoris_ts
thorning1237513th_or_ning
thriving15246353th__riving
trellising1144663trellising
valorising1445303valorising
vaporising1645703vaporising

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 Filter1786911406030.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit140603296.14022899.5
3Display Results29290.0161812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691296.60927037.5
 
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