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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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77 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
surfacing154564(None) 
surfacings1642451surfacings
furnacing1543712furnacing
outfacing1578112outfacing
resurfacing1742512resurfacing
sufficing1844882sufficing
sulfating1338062sulfating
surfing112914482surf__ing
surnaming1245142surnaming
surtaxing1784142surtaxing
bracing123817613_br_acing
catfacing1744553catfacing
curating11314293cur_ating
defacing15238683_defacing
effacing1744463_effacing
enfacing1467293_enfacing
facing125321573___facing
furcating1537783furcating
gracing113216443_gr_acing
guffawing2041863guffawing
hurrahing1643753hurrahing
hurraying1654323hurraying
outpacing1478363outpacing
outracing12912163outracing
prefacing17118743prefacing
purfling1467763purf_ling
racing95030533__r_acing
refacing142512813_refacing
scraping133310863scr_aping
screaking16228243screaking
screaming14217833screaming
seafaring1345963seafaring
seriating10916403seriating
serrating10513213serrating
servicing1545343servicing
solacing11310133s_olacing
sourcing1158353sour__cing
spacing123614493s__pacing
spraying14299883spr_aying
spreading1339653spreading
sprucing1336893spr_ucing
strafing122111193str_afing
strawing122411623str_awing
straying122912693str_aying
streaking142010323streaking
streaming12239653streaming
striating10914193striating
subducing1544573subducing
sublating12310983sublating
subwaying1843873subwaying
suffering1637293suffering
suffixing2343473suffixing
sufflating1744843sufflating
suffusing1643543suffusing
sugaring1039053su_garing
sulfuring1345783sulfuring
summating1437943summating
surceasing1345073surceasing
surface1238653surfac__e
surfaced1436063surfac_ed
surfacer1345663surfac_er
surfacers1444323surfacers
surfaces1338673surfac_es
surfactant1552373surfactant
surfeiting1445023surfeiting
surficial1444733surficial
surfings12268073surf__ings
surging93115433sur__ging
surmising1247683surmising
surpassing1343833surpassing
surveying1644963surveying
surviving1644163surviving
terracing1237703terracing
tracing103720153_tr_acing
turfing113010053turf__ing
unfading1347693_unfading
unlacing1148653_unlacing

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 Limit148641776.89021573.4
3Display Results77770.0302566.7
 (SQL Overall)178691777.34324334.9
 
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