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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 “witheringly” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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81 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
witheringly215252(None) 
withering16108812withering__
dithering1499853dithering__
glitteringly1751863glitteringly
lingeringly1653163lingeringly
potteringly1762943potteringly
swithering17105213swithering__
totteringly1552553totteringly
waveringly2043723w_averingly
whisperingly2451543whisperingly
wittingly1644793wit__tingly
wuthering1697803wuthering__
banteringly1743874banteringly
bewilderingly2371094bewilderingly
bitingly1437384bit___ingly
bittering122511994bittering__
blisteringly1852294blisteringly
blithering16116124blithering__
bothering152210204bothering__
ciphering17217704ciphering__
clatteringly1852464clatteringly
discerningly1952954discerningly
falteringly1843144falteringly
fathering161010094fathering__
fittingly1645264fit__tingly
flatteringly1952564flatteringly
fleeringly1743724_fleeringly
flickeringly2561234flickeringly
gathering1499464gathering__
gatherings15105294gathering_s
inherently1646254_inherently
inhering12913714_inhering__
jeeringly2045144__jeeringly
jittering17218424jittering__
lathering13912254lathering__
leeringly1345964__leeringly
littering102411984littering__
mitering113015404mit_ering__
mothering152110184mothering__
motherings16255644mothering_s
piercingly1843234pi__ercingly
pityingly1843954pit__yingly
pothering151911284pothering__
quaveringly2752194quaveringly
quiveringly2751834quiveringly
retiringly1444514ret_iringly
rivetingly1743544ri_vetingly
scatteringly1872494scatteringly
shatteringly1962384shatteringly
sickeningly2151794sickeningly
slithering1496894slithering__
staringly1337974_st_aringly
sterlingly1445204_st_erlingly
swaggeringly2151194swaggeringly
swelteringly1951734swelteringly
swishingly2042904swish__ingly
teemingly1545074__teemingly
tethering1339134tethering__
tittering102310314tittering__
toweringly1743434_toweringly
twittering1444584twittering__
untiringly1445014unt_iringly
veeringly1645474__veeringly
waitering13310714wait_ering__
waterily1438784wat_eri__ly
watering122316314wat_ering__
waterings13229254wat_ering_s
wearingly1636414w__earingly
weathering1798354weathering__
weatherings1895264weathering_s
weepingly1844264w__eepingly
whiningly19124254w__hiningly
wildering1456744wildering__
willingly1645394wi__llingly
windingly1745324wi__ndingly
winkingly2044344wi__nkingly
winningly1644414wi__nningly
wintering13412364wintering__
witherite1546694witheri__te
witherites1645974witheri_tes
withing143814494with__ing__

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.220812231.8
2DLD Change Limit148819818.64017224.4
3Display Results81810.0302700.0
 (SQL Overall)178691818.89020100.2
 
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