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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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120 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
encroaching194299(None) 
approaching2162453approaching
broaching17287663__broaching
coaching164011963__c_oaching
crouching1746383__crouching
encashing1536443enc__ashing
encroach1542963encroach___
encroached1842693encroach_ed
encroacher1752303encroach_er
encroachers1851953encroachers
encroaches1743093encroach_es
encroachment2172593encroachment
enriching1546153en_r_iching
entrenching1743353entrenching
enwreathing1842123enwreathing
reproaching1944303reproaching
roaching143210433___roaching
scrooching1843323_scrooching
antipoaching2052254antipoaching
bescorching2142284besc_orching
breaching17269404__breaching
caching156317504__c__aching
coacting133412704__c_oacting
couching163213264__c_ouching
cracking174013904__cr_acking
cranching17278734__cranching
crashing143512634__cr_ashing
croaking153712164__croa_king
crocking174313444__cro_cking
crunching17297004__crunching
crutching17216074__crutching
embracing1645444embr_ac_ing
embrocating1844144embrocating
enacting11311364en___acting
encaging1258734enc__a_ging
encamping1645234enc__amping
encasing11610824enc__a_sing
enchaining1644944enc_haining
enchanting1645944enc_hanting
enchasing1567734enc_ha_sing
encircling1542844enc_ircling
enclasping1544104enc_lasping
enclaving1546314enc_la_ving
enclosing1257584enclo__sing
encoding1239044enc_o__ding
encoring11312174enc_o__ring
encroachments2282364encroachments
encrusting13125294encr_usting
encrypting1843064encr_ypting
enervating1488434enerva_ting
enfacing1467294en__fac_ing
enforcing1545474en_forc_ing
enframing1546114enfr_a_ming
engrafting1544184engr_afting
engrailing1244854engr_ailing
engraining1245224engr_aining
engraving1446014engr_a_ving
engrossing12124654engro_ssing
enlacing1148774en__lac_ing
enraging1049574en_r_a_ging
enrobing1137434en_ro__bing
enrolling1087734en_ro_lling
enrooting10128134en_ro_oting
ensconcing1543034ensconc_ing
enscrolling1452284enscro_lling
ensheathing18102564ensheathing
enswathing1742684en_swathing
entraining1147644entr_aining
entrancing1346784entr_ancing
entrapping1544874entr_apping
entreating11811554entrea_ting
enwrapping1842694enwr_apping
escrowing1544814escro__wing
extracting2047224extr_acting
grouching1644944__grouching
inarching1546344inar__ching
inbreathing1742814inbreathing
increasing1346324increa_sing
incrossing1345034incro_ssing
infracting1647354infr_acting
intrenching1744074intrenching
necklacing1942814necklac_ing
necropsying1952084necropsying
necrosing1247704necro__sing
necrotizing2345204necrotizing
notching14288584_n__otching
outcoaching1943444outcoaching
outreaching1744914outreaching
overcoaching2344504overcoaching
poaching163510834___poaching
preaching172811164__preaching
reaching143317204___reaching
retroacting1447284retroacting
scooching1735074_sc_ooching
scootching1843364_scootching
scorching1735634_sc_orching
scotching1735654_sc_otching
scraiching1843794_scraiching
scratching1844534_scratching
screeching1843644_screeching
scrootching1951894_scrootching
scrunching18163474_scrunching
unbracing1437024unbr_ac_ing
unbreeching1942164unbreeching
unchurching2251674unchurching
unclenching1952134unclenching
unclinching1942214unclinching
uncloaking1784854uncloa_king
unclothing1644144unclo_thing
uncoating12611924unc_oa_ting
uncocking1836234unc_o_cking
uncrating12813184uncr_a_ting
uncreating13310474uncrea_ting
uncrossing1345214uncro_ssing
uncrowning1644274uncro_wning
unfrocking2043534unfro_cking
unteaching1645494un_teaching
untracking1746934untr_acking
unwreathing1842804unwreathing
upreaching1844114_upreaching

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1488191208.72017066.4
3Display Results1201200.0631904.8
 (SQL Overall)1786911209.20319416.6
 
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