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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 “blackening” 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.

64 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
blackening194479(None) 
blackenings2042561blackenings
slackening1744341slackening
blacking174213602black__ing
blanketing1743322blanketing
bracketing1945232bracketing
lackering1639372_lackering
lackeying1934922_lackeying
slickening1743902slickening
awakening1743203awa_kening
backing165523443b_ack__ing
backswing2144903b_ackswing
battening12268853b_attening
beaconing1436633beac_oning
beckoning1845773b_eckoning
bedarkening1942193bedarkening
betokening1742903betokening
bickering1837663b_ickering
blabbering14104363blabbering
blacken15439793blacke__n_
blackened1845273blacken_ed
blackener1754973blacken_er
blackeners1844123blackeners
blackens16388103blacke__ns
blackfin1953903black_fin_
blackfins2054393black_fins
blackings18316763black__ings
blanking154411933blank__ing
blarneying1641943blarneying
blathering16107583blathering
blattering13108713blattering
blazoning2144033bla_zoning
blinkering1744323blinkering
blockading2082833blockading
blocking174510573block__ing
brazening2185183bra_zening
bucketing1835713b_ucketing
chickening2244133chickening
clacking173313493clack__ing
dackering1737383_dackering
darkening1535683_darkening
flacking184311793flack__ing
flattening14115103flattening
flickering2044093flickering
glaceing1236533glac_e_ing
gladdening1442693gladdening
harkening1746923_harkening
hearkening1844533hearkening
jacketing2345643_jacketing
lacewing1435843_lac_ewing
lacking143821543_lack__ing
ladening1078823_la_dening
latening9711493_la_tening
lichening1545673_lichening
likening13246893_l_ikening
packeting1836853_packeting
quickening2643163quickening
racketing1647873_racketing
sickening1635993_sickening
slacking153914133slack__ing
sleekening1543073sleekening
thickening2043283thickening
wakening1636323_wa_kening
weakening1734843wea_kening

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603646.39022003.6
3Display Results64640.0302133.3
 (SQL Overall)178691646.84326113.0
 
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