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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 “tethering” 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.

33 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
tethering133913(None) 
bettering122212752bettering
blethering16115932blethering
bothering152210202bothering
dithering1499852dithering
fathering161010092fathering
feathering17108792feathering
fettering132310512fettering
gathering1499462gathering
gettering112310032gettering
lathering13912252lathering
leathering1488682leathering
lechering1538442lechering
lettering102112072lettering
metering112915632met_ering
mothering152110182mothering
petering112516812pet_ering
pothering151911282pothering
tattering102212322tattering
teddering12256302teddering
teetering10239892teetering
telfering1336252telfering
telphering1644202telphering
tempering1438732tempering
tendering112210812tendering
tentering102313202tentering
tittering102310312tittering
tochering1537152tochering
tottering10229612tottering
untethering1543682untethering
weathering1798352weathering
withering16108812withering
wuthering1697802wuthering

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 Filter1786911214360.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121436333.17338271.7
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.57649969.5
 
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