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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 “fossicking” 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.

28 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
fossicking204245(None) 
mosaicking1942962mosaicking
finicking1954463f_inicking
fissioning1445123fissioning
flicking184110043f__licking
forsaking1745173fors_aking
fossick16134733fossick___
fossicked1942533fossick_ed
fossicker1843023fossick_er
fossickers1942563fossickers
fossicks17134163fossick__s
fossilising1552553fossilising
fossilizing2453463fossilizing
frolicking2042813frolicking
gossiping1353213gossi_ping
gossipping1641903gossipping
hoicking1836053ho__icking
hopsacking2242533hopsacking
miskicking1844243miskicking
musicking1844513_musicking
ossifying1644253_ossifying
physicking25102433physicking
rollicking1742933rollicking
sicking143720173___sicking
slicking153712593__slicking
snicking153610233__snicking
sticking153513463__sticking
unsticking1744943unsticking

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 Filter1786911406030.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit140603285.59325139.1
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691285.99929786.8
 
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