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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 “bothering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

157 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
bothering15221020(None) 
brothering1646031brothering
mothering152110181mothering
pothering151911281pothering
battering122715142battering
bettering122212752bettering
bittering122511992bittering
blathering16107582blathering
blethering16115932blethering
blithering16116122blithering
bordering1338832bordering
bowering142911712bo_wering
butchering1844502butchering
buttering122312522buttering
cohering142413832co_hering
coshering15510022coshering
dithering1499852dithering
fathering161010092fathering
gathering1499462gathering
koshering1735362koshering
lathering13912252lathering
motherings16255642motherings
ochering14219392_ochering
pottering122612002pottering
smothering1646012smothering
tethering1339132tethering
tochering1537152tochering
tottering10229612tottering
withering16108812withering
wuthering1697802wuthering
adhering1338883_adhering
altering91917113alt_ering
antheming1587293antheming
atheling1249203_atheling
authoring1348583authoring
badgering1436963badgering
bannering12208803bannering
bantering122414233bantering
barbering14229683barbering
bartering122313643bartering
bathing134816243bath__ing
battening12268853battening
beavering1538703beavering
bethorning1644203bethorning
bickering1837663bickering
bitewing1435293bit_ewing
blattering13108713blattering
bogeying1575703bo_geying
bolstering1346883bolstering
bonneting1236173bonneting
boogeying1643623boogeying
boohooing1563423boohooing
boomerang1442973boomerang
boring94724873bo___ring
botcheries1746053botcheries
botching16359703bot_ching
bother115218063bother___
bothered142110393bother_ed
bothers124317753bother__s
bothria1246443both_ri_a
bothrium1585013both_rium
bottling11279143bot_tling
bottoming1444433bottoming
bouldering1464763bouldering
boweling143410683bo_weling
bowstring15165123bowstring
broidering1444673broidering
brokering1636283brokering
buffering1835223buffering
buggering1435193buggering
bumpering1636593bumpering
bunkering16207103bunkering
burthening1643463burthening
busheling1535503busheling
catering112019903cat_ering
ciphering17217703ciphering
cockering1839693cockering
coffering1838043coffering
coinhering1647313coinhering
compering163414163compering
coopering142611323coopering
coppering162810893coppering
cornering12311893cornering
covering142215723co_vering
cowering142514033co_wering
cyphering20175243cyphering
doddering1335183doddering
dowering132510613do_wering
entering91920053ent_ering
feathering17108793feathering
fettering132310513fettering
foddering1535163foddering
fostering132411263fostering
furthering1744353furthering
gatherings15105293gatherings
gettering112310033gettering
goffering1744483goffering
guttering112410443guttering
hollering1337743hollering
homering141512073ho_mering
hoovering1635753hoovering
hovering151911143ho_vering
inhering12913713_inhering
jittering17218423jittering
kashering1736253kashering
leathering1488683leathering
lechering1538443lechering
lettering102112073lettering
littering102411983littering
loitering1039683loitering
loppering14237283loppering
lowering122210913lo_wering
mattering122314053mattering
metering112915633met_ering
mitering113015403mit_ering
moldering1367863moldering
mongering13310353mongering
motoring11410953mot_oring
murthering1644473murthering
muttering122611323muttering
nattering102212213nattering
nothing113511903noth__ing
ochring13156673_och_ring
offering1536393_offering
ordering1039353_ordering
outhearing1438443outhearing
overing111918053_o_vering
pattering122314423pattering
petering112516813pet_ering
pondering132411333pondering
portering122012303portering
powdering16246503powdering
powering142210803po_wering
puttering122611643puttering
rogering10310273ro_gering
scouthering1743483scouthering
slathering14108283slathering
slithering1496893slithering
sobering111912783so_bering
soldering1169033soldering
sphering142811943_sphering
steering93916793_steering
swithering17105213swithering
syphering18175733syphering
tattering102212323tattering
theming133610473__theming
tiering8315253__tiering
tittering102310313tittering
towering122610873to_wering
ushering1258923_ushering
uttering91613083_uttering
vouchering1943653vouchering
watering122316313wat_ering
weathering1798353weathering
wondering142110463wondering
yattering132410443yattering
youthening1743723youthening

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1486411576.15624145.7
3Display Results1571570.0801962.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911576.65626846.6
 
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