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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 “expressing” 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.

55 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
expressing204662(None) 
depressing1448092depressing
egressing1146852e_gressing
excessing1945712ex_cessing
expensing1946002exp_ensing
expression1946572expression
expressions2086362expressions
expressive2285932expressive
impressing1547542impressing
oppressing1545972oppressing
pressing112516442__pressing
reexpressing2263082reexpressing
repressing13310392repressing
addressing1343133addressing
aggressing1344183aggressing
caressing1238803_caressing
compressing1846433compressing
derepressing1653573derepressing
digressing1345793digressing
dressing102810423__dressing
engrossing12124643engrossing
excreting1946433excre_ting
exercising2044453exercising
exorcising2044203exorcising
expecting2146693exp_ecting
expelling1936133exp_elling
expending2045933exp_ending
experting1938053exp_erting
exposing1836673exp__osing
express1637493express___
expressage2052393expressage
expressed1946213express_ed
expresser1845733express_er
expressers1944433expressers
expresses1837863express_es
expressible2254053expressible
expressional2164213expressional
expressly2143473express_ly
expressman2152363expressman
expressmen2153353expressmen
expresso1743883express__o
expressos1844553express_os
expressway2551423expressway
expulsing1944283exp_ulsing
hotpressing1753703hotpressing
outpressing1485973outpressing
pressings12269023__pressings
prissing113011453__prissing
redressing1247823redressing
regressing1248143regressing
restressing1266043restressing
stressing1038333_stressing
suppressing1644973suppressing
topdressing1552663topdressing
undressing1246533undressing

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 Filter1786911406030.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit140603555.95323618.8
3Display Results55550.0331666.7
 (SQL Overall)178691556.40627894.3
 
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