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

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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240 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
preparing1431164(None) 
prepaving1787231prepaving
prepaying1747971prepaying
prearming14139222pre_arming
prebaking1838062prebaking
precuring1439422precuring
predating13514652predating
prefacing17118742prefacing
prefading16149032prefading
prefiring1559072prefiring
prehiring1548382prehiring
prepacking2145772prepacking
prepasting15168882prepasting
preplacing1746002preplacing
prepping12309762prep_ping
preprint12314182prep_rint
presaging1339392presaging
pretaping1439132pretaping
prewarming18145172prewarming
prewarning16135192prewarning
prewiring1547892prewiring
rearing83128782_re_aring
repairing12310012_repairing
reparking1638922_reparking
repaving142810742_repaving
repaying142712392_repaying
uprearing1238372upre_aring
anearing9413973ane_aring
appearing1436893appe_aring
bearing103624773_be_aring
bewaring14279493_bewaring
blearing113111943ble_aring
breading123515463bre_ading
breaking153914253bre_aking
breaming133612513bre_aming
clearing113014883cle_aring
comparing162410583comparing
creaking153414123cre_aking
creaming133413143cre_aming
creasing113314443cre_asing
creating113921953cre_ating
cremating14312203cremating
creping122913653crep__ing
departing1349513_departing
dreading113712803dre_ading
dreaming124011063dre_aming
earing75235483__e_aring
fearing113520033_fe_aring
freaking163611453fre_aking
gearing92818843_ge_aring
greasing102811393gre_asing
gregarine1144783gregarine
hearing113324163_he_aring
heparin12410433_heparin_
heparins13310123_heparins
nearing83020333_ne_aring
palpating1438543palpating
pampering1638383pampering
papering132213313p_apering
paring94236493___paring
paupering1437273paupering
peacing124117073p_e_acing
peaking144317693p_e_aking
pealing104123203p_e_aling
pearling11912013p_e_arling
pedaling122412133p_edaling
peeping123615213peep__ing
peering103520353p_e_ering
peppering1337083peppering
pepping113511623p_ep_ping
perduring1336013perduring
perjuring1944923perjuring
perspiring1544853perspiring
pervading1636303pervading
petering112516813p_etering
phreaking1936473phre_aking
pillaring1237653pillaring
pleading123011443ple_ading
pleasing112611593ple_asing
pleating112916053ple_ating
prating103424453pr__ating
praying133717323pr__aying
preaching172811163preaching
preacting142412533preacting
preboarding1744273preboarding
prebuying1734303prebuying
precasting15169833precasting
preceding15129363preceding
precharging2043753precharging
precising14413273precising
preclearing1645103preclearing
precoding15109733precoding
predrying1645343predrying
preeing103817673pre__eing
preening113115843pre_ening
prefabbing2042583prefabbing
preferring1645623preferring
prefiling1549533prefiling
prefixing2246783prefixing
preforming1846233preforming
preheating16310723preheating
preloading1446583preloading
preluding1337053preluding
premiering1547243premiering
premising14412413premising
premixing2157803premixing
preopening1546243preopening
prepaid12310133prepa_i_d
prepare111913623prepar__e
prepared132210873prepar_ed
preparer12169643prepar_er
preparers13197673preparers
prepares122014163prepar_es
preplanning1643693preplanning
preplanting1645933preplanting
prepreg12165963prep_r_eg
preprice1488873prep_rice
prepricing1746733prepricing
preprints1347473prep_rints
prescoring1547433prescoring
preserving1637363preserving
preshaping1845423preshaping
preshrink1844773preshrink
presiding13510903presiding
presoaking1736253presoaking
presorting1339983presorting
pressing112516443pre_ssing
pressuring1346513pressuring
prestoring13310303prestoring
presuming1437663presuming
pretasting13239283pretasting
pretrain10310923pretrain_
pretrains11410143pretrains
prettying1536043prettying
pretyping1764943pretyping
prevailing1656723prevailing
prevaluing1644273prevaluing
prevising15510873prevising
prevuing1457253pre_vuing
prewarn124410153prewar_n_
prewarns13456943prewar_ns
prewashing1944943prewashing
preweaning1645633preweaning
preworking2044233preworking
preying133114553pre__ying
probating14311193probating
procuring1437993procuring
profaning1537293profaning
pronating12313763pronating
propining14310133propining
proponing1439993proponing
proposing1439673proposing
propping122811673prop_ping
prorating12314283prorating
prospering1547173prospering
pupating1337683p_upating
raring74332873_r__aring
reading93327213_re_ading
reaming103924013_re_aming
reaping103621213_re_aping
rearming111413613_re_arming
reaving113820533_re_aving
rebating112418343_rebating
reboring11312783_reboring
recaning111416693_recaning
redating102620173_redating
reearning1039053_reearning
refacing142512813_refacing
refiring123513923_refiring
regaling10315363_regaling
regarding12149153_regarding
regearing112211413_regearing
rehearing132211763_rehearing
rehiring122911883_rehiring
relacing112516043_relacing
relating92725443_relating
relaxing162612633_relaxing
relaying122515153_relaying
remaking152613303_remaking
remarking1638893_remarking
remating112322423_remating
renaming11313693_renaming
repacking1838283_repacking
repaint9318363_repa_int
repapering1547043_repapering
repassing12249423_repassing
repasting122312843_repasting
repealing122513543_repealing
repeating122618983_repeating
reperking1638703_reperking
repining114116593_repining
replacing142210163_replacing
replating122217403_replating
replaying15259603_replaying
replying14269403_replying
reporting12513903_reporting
reposing111213803_reposing
repouring12310073_repouring
repping123314983_rep_ping
reprint9318983_rep_rint
reputing112412603_reputing
resawing122311433_resawing
resaying122512453_resaying
respacing1438893_respacing
respading1338803_respading
respiring12159903_respiring
respring111614063_respring
restring91518783_restring
retaking133114283_retaking
retaping113012553_retaping
retarding111110653_retarding
retaxing162311333_retaxing
retearing102214253_retearing
retiring92717413_retiring
revering122918073_revering
rewaking162310983_rewaking
rewarding14148833_rewarding
rewarming15147383_rewarming
rewaxing19248563_rewaxing
rewearing132310703_rewearing
rewiring122911223_rewiring
roaring82916003_r_oaring
sceptring1444273sceptring
searing83330923_se_aring
shearing123915903she_aring
smearing113511753sme_aring
sparing104823873__sparing
spearing113216103spe_aring
spreading1339653spre_ading
swearing123711443swe_aring
tearing84021493_te_aring
treading103515333tre_ading
treating92519613tre_ating
trepang10257293trepa__ng
trepanning1344153trepanning
unsparing1237713unsparing
upbearing1435033upbe_aring
uptearing1236103upte_aring
wearing113318863_we_aring
wreaking163010213wre_aking

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1486412406.58022589.8
3Display Results2402400.1062264.2
 (SQL Overall)1786912407.10925135.9
 
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