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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 “lambasting” 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.

30 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
lambasting154334(None) 
abashing1466623_a_bashing
abasing10610673_a_bas_ing
abating10413973_a_ba_ting
amassing1138003_am_assing
ambushing1744033_ambushing
ballasting1345303ballasting
basting104227203___basting
combating16310163comba_ting
combatting1755143combatting
combusting1745453combusting
damasking1744603dam_asking
demasting1338453dem_asting
impasting1436323_impasting
lactating1239193lacta_ting
lambast11129893lambast___
lambaste12145013lambast__e
lambasted14103253lambast_ed
lambastes13114693lambast_es
lambasts12145623lambast__s
lambing123412413lamb___ing
lambskin1653443lamb_skin_
lambskins1753243lamb_skins
lamenting1237693lam_enting
laminating1348733laminating
lariating10311793laria_ting
lasting84725243l___asting
masting104325823__m_asting
ramparting1543893ramparting
sambaing1337113samba__ing

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603305.43625865.2
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691305.84230587.3
 
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