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

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84 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
hesitating144800(None) 
estating92614992_es_tating
gestating11229982ges_tating
hebetating1645792hebetating
hesitatingly1952322hesitatingly
hesitation1349632hesitation
hesitations1448542hesitations
levitating1446652levitating
meditating1448122meditating
resinating11313732resinating
resitting103414872resit_ting
resituating1247542resituating
restating102319412res_tating
unhesitating1652642unhesitating
vesicating1646902vesicating
aestivating1545803aestivating
agitating1138863_agitating
befitting15236623befit_ting
besetting12268423beset_ting
besotting12256873besot_ting
cavitating1646913cavitating
cogitating1447213cogitating
crepitating1645803crepitating
decimating1648763decimating
dedicating1539143dedicating
demitting13239073demit_ting
denitrating13128333denitrating
depilating1439193depilating
desiccating1744703desiccating
designating1446073designating
desisting112810383desi_sting
desolating1239463desolating
destituting13155163destituting
deviating14311083devi_ating
emitting112410353_emit_ting
epilating12310973_epilating
estimating1348883_estimating
estivating1447633_estivating
festinating1547373festinating
geminating1447763geminating
habituating1743233habituating
heating114024323he___ating
heisting123411043he_i_sting
herniating1445983herniating
hesitant1149083hesita__nt
hesitate1169973hesitat__e
hesitated1377783hesitat_ed
hesitater1276923hesitat_er
hesitaters1374853hesitaters
hesitates1269793hesitat_es
hesitator1286023hesitat_or
hesitators1385853hesitators
hitting113017273h__it_ting
imitating1238763_imitating
instating10812213ins_tating
irritating1146293irritating
levigating1545693levigating
mediating13311203medi_ating
medicating1648953medicating
militating1348823militating
misstating13129313misstating
pepsinating1645373pepsinating
redictating1546803redictating
refitting132811123refit_ting
remitting122412623remit_ting
reseating102421533res_eating
resetting102816293reset_ting
resifting133512093resi_fting
resighting1546073resighting
resisting103215313resi_sting
resiting93521123resi__ting
resittings11264553resit_tings
reslating102516993res_lating
resonating11311263resonating
restaging112410853res_taging
restarting11310663res_tarting
restituting12156563restituting
sanitating1149653sanitating
seriating10916403seri_ating
sitting83519633__sit_ting
situating1038883__situating
stating83725163__s_tating
unstating10711213uns_tating
vegetating1545703vegetating

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 Limit140603846.50021631.2
3Display Results84840.0461826.1
 (SQL Overall)178691846.96925640.8
 
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