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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 “twirling” 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
twirling1224624(None) 
swirling12249141swirling
thirling12248581thirling
tirling83315731t_irling
twilling12268671twilling
birling104317052_birling
dirling93316072_dirling
skirling13249062skirling
swilling123511932swilling
tailing82923102tai_ling
tiling73426552t_i_ling
tilling83522782t_illing
tiring74023092t_ir_ing
titling83715792t_itling
toiling83219022toi_ling
trifling122411502trifling
trilling92815962trilling
tripling112712552tripling
twiddling1543082twiddling
twigging14305672twigging
twillings13234912twillings
twinging13278422twinging
twining113211442twi_ning
twinkling1743642twinkling
twinning12367042twinning
twirlier1133512twirlier
twisting12427812twisting
twitting12307222twitting
whirling15237162whirling
wiling103024292_wi_ling
willing113821612_willing
wiring104521022_wir_ing
witling113215812_witling

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059333.59333693.0
3Display Results33330.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691333.73347867.9
 
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