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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 “lingering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
lingering1131051(None) 
fingering1439191fingering
gingering1238871gingering
angering102113802_angering
bingeing12237642binge_ing
blinkering1744322blinkering
cindering13311222cindering
clinkering1745232clinkering
dangering12239302dangering
fingerings1545072fingerings
fingerling1544832fingerling
hindering14310272hindering
hungering14187682hungering
inhering12913712_inhering
jiggering1934302jiggering
laagering1136832laagering
lagering102212312l_agering
limbering1488792limbering
lingerie959202lingeri_e
lingeries10511812lingeries
lingeringly1653162lingeringly
lippering14217882lippering
littering102411982littering
livering122012382li_vering
longeing10177592longe_ing
malingering1563192malingering
mongering13310352mongering
singeing10209932singe_ing
sintering101014802sintering
tingeing10198552tinge_ing
tinkering1437702tinkering
wintering13412362wintering

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436323.76632245.4
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691324.17242831.0
 
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