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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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87 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
sobbing12761288(None) 
bobbing113113191bobbing
fobbing153410271fobbing
gobbing132910701gobbing
hobbing152811121hobbing
jobbing19279011jobbing
lobbing123110911lobbing
mobbing14299701mobbing
robbing123313211robbing
sabbing123314741sabbing
sorbing102815261sorbing
stobbing13227241stobbing
subbing123915581subbing
swobbing16235171swobbing
bibbing11299612bibbing
blobbing12246922blobbing
bobbin93410732bobbin_
bobbins103410342bobbins
bobbling12238642bobbling
bombing143211392bombing
boobing123613912boobing
cabbing143613152cabbing
cobbling15248802cobbling
combing143714732combing
dabbing133511232dabbing
dibbing133110892dibbing
dobbin11339522dobbin_
dobbins12379532dobbins
dubbing133311212dubbing
ebbing1137072_ebbing
fibbing15339462fibbing
fubbing15409572fubbing
gabbing133512032gabbing
gibbing13339372gibbing
gobbling14257532gobbling
hobbling16227582hobbling
hoboing13309452hoboing
jabbing19319412jabbing
jibbing19338062jibbing
lobbying1633602lobbying
nabbing12299962nabbing
nibbing12339552nibbing
nobbling13228272nobbling
orbing93312362_orbing
ribbing123111952ribbing
robbin103611182robbin_
robbins112811062robbins
robing93618002ro_bing
rubbing123412272rubbing
sabeing102611862sabeing
sabring102614842sabring
scabbing15277192scabbing
sibling10814422sibling
slabbing13287782slabbing
slubbing13248032slubbing
snibbing13295892snibbing
snubbing13236672snubbing
soaking123116612soaking
soaping103616222soaping
soaring83521892soaring
sobbingly1744342sobbingly
sobering111912782sobering
socking143518602socking
sodding103712732sodding
soiling83422322soiling
soling74226822so_ling
soloing82813802soloing
solving112910852solving
sooting82820962sooting
sopping123917202sopping
soring74731882so_ring
sorning83116812sorning
sorting83221812sorting
souping104215532souping
souring83219062souring
sousing83517822sousing
sowing104222912so_wing
stabbing13238762stabbing
stubbing13237452stubbing
subbings13238482subbings
subring104116262subring
swabbing16246452swabbing
tabbing123611912tabbing
tombing123310532tombing
tubbing123510092tubbing
webbing1536122webbing
wobbling16246922wobbling

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 Filter1786911076710.1231452772.4
2DLD Change Limit107671873.11034620.9
3Display Results87870.0332636.4
 (SQL Overall)178691873.26654712.5
 
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