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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 “bearding” 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.

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
bearding12401194(None) 
barding113822891b_arding
beading113221861bea_ding
bearing103624771bear_ing
boarding123110231boarding
awarding1356042awarding
balding114015062b_alding
banding114921412b_anding
barbing123716992b_arbing
barfing134615092b_arfing
barging114018482b_arging
baring95135852b_ar_ing
barking144724182b_arking
barning104320352b_arning
barring104021592b_arring
beaching164114142beaching
beadings123711782bea_dings
beaming123618802bea_ming
beaning103820682bea_ning
bearings113912252bear_ings
beating104326872bea_ting
bedding124114482be_dding
begirding1434332begirding
belauding1335462belauding
bending114420892be_nding
beraking153612972beraking
berating113220762berating
berming123614832be_rming
berrying14137382berrying
betiding1239912betiding
bewaring14279492bewar_ing
birding114014922b_irding
blading113615362bla_ding
blaring104317112blar_ing
blearing113111942blear_ing
boardings13296062boardings
bradding13268932bradding
braiding123112702braiding
branding122513682branding
breading123515462brea_ding
carding113922442_carding
debearding1543732debearding
earing75235482_ear_ing
earning83418212_earning
earring83519012_earring
farding123716742_farding
fearing113520032fear_ing
gearing92818842gear_ing
guarding1136522guarding
heading122919112hea_ding
hearing113324162hear_ing
hearsing1239382hearsing
hearting12513122hearting
herding122915122he_rding
hoarding13288642hoarding
larding92917872_larding
leading93419552lea_ding
learning978552learning
nearing83020332near_ing
pearling11912012pearling
readding11411362readding
reading93327212rea_ding
rearing83128782rear_ing
rearming111413612rearming
regarding12149152regarding
retarding111110652retarding
rewarding14148832rewarding
searing83330922sear_ing
swarding1359002swarding
tearing84021492tear_ing
warding123918142_warding
wearing113318862wear_ing
wearying1546702wearying
weirding1335592weirding
yarding123413142_yarding
yearling1297882yearling
yearning1296982yearning

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059773.92030882.4
3Display Results77770.0332333.3
 (SQL Overall)178691774.35940993.6
 
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