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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 “blarneying” 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.

26 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
blarneying164194(None) 
bandying15218073b_a_ndying
bannering12208803b_annering
barbering14229683b_arbering
barning104320353b_arn__ing
barreling1238043b_arreling
bartering122313643b_artering
blabbering14104363blabbering
blackening1944793blackening
blanching17297093bla_nching
blanketing1743323blanketing
blanking154411933bla_n_king
blaring104317113blar___ing
blarney12174763blarney___
blarneyed1542153blarney_ed
blarneys13183193blarney__s
blathering16107583blathering
blattering13108713blattering
brandying1654883bra_ndying
clarifying1944853clarifying
flanneling1443813flanneling
garnering11298083_garnering
journeying2142413journeying
lackeying1934923_lackeying
parleying1536113_parleying
tourneying1442533tourneying

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 Limit140603266.45321788.8
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.89225927.3
 
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