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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 “outspreading” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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
outspreading165271(None) 
outreading1239282out__reading
outscreaming1752192outscreaming
outspeaking1844172outsp_eaking
outspeeding1543472outsp_eeding
outspending1544312outsp_ending
bespreading1743503_bespreading
dispreading1645913_dispreading
outbreeding1554343out_breeding
outdreaming1544233out_dreaming
outleading1237133out__leading
outpraying1646523out_pr_aying
outpreaching2042343out_preaching
outpreening1444193out_preening
outpressing1485973out_pressing
outspelling1444143outsp_elling
outsprang1243903outspr_a__ng
outspread1243503outspread___
outspreads1342753outspread__s
outspring1238903outspr___ing
outspringing1652413outspringing
outsprinting1553033outsprinting
outstriding1344203outstr_iding
outswearing1544073outs_wearing
outtrading1247153out_tr_ading
overspreading2053603overspreading
respreading1545173_respreading
spreading1339653___spreading

Search took 4 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 Filter178691950240.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit95024283.22029510.6
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691283.60949512.6
 
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