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

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391 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
growling134816(None) 
growing123512471grow_ing
prowling1449991prowling
bowling133916492_bowling
brawling143210042brawling
broiling113112012broiling
browning14299642browning
browsing14319352browsing
cowling134017422_cowling
crawling143110512crawling
crowding15247932crowding
crowing133814762crow_ing
crowning143510032crowning
drawling13318672drawling
drolling103510762drolling
drooling102610422drooling
drowning13298362drowning
drowsing13287772drowsing
fowling143713112_fowling
frowning15307832frowning
gaoling93314652gao_ling
glowing123211792glow_ing
goaling93515332g_oaling
godling103513402g_odling
gosling93312402g_osling
gowning12258832g_owning
grayling1338002grayling
grilling103811532grilling
groaning102410282groaning
groining102310632groining
grokking1334812grokking
grooming12309512grooming
grooving13286712grooving
groping113313102gro_ping
grossing103111062grossing
grouping12308532grouping
grousing103410452grousing
grouting103410792grouting
groveling1435572groveling
growlier1234882growlier
growlingly1842842growlingly
grueling1078272grueling
howling143413162_howling
roiling83220452_roiling
rolling83620412_rolling
roweling122811122_roweling
rowing103623302_row_ing
scowling1458292scowling
trawling122710782trawling
trolling93212492trolling
troweling1376362troweling
trowing113413702trow_ing
yowling143610222_yowling
argling92812733ar_gling
arousing93811803arousing
arrowing1237943arrow_ing
avowing1466603avow_ing
bawling133813863_bawling
behowling1843683behowling
blowing133813053blow_ing
boiling103819673_boiling
bolling103820883_bolling
boodling121910243boodling
boweling143410683_boweling
bowing124723063_bow_ing
bowline123613113_bowline
bowlings14408753_bowlings
bowsing134012503_bowsing
brailing113514793brailing
brewing133411153brew_ing
bridling122610583bridling
brisling112410843brisling
broking143514823bro_king
bronzing2037693bronzing
brooding122911373brooding
brooking153710703brooking
brooming132911143brooming
caroling113317003caro_ling
carolling1259413carolling
chowing164412773chow_ing
chowsing17217343chowsing
clowning14307253clowning
coaling103722823_coaling
codling114418953_codling
coiling103723453_coiling
cooling103422573_cooling
cowing124526323_cow_ing
cowlings14359783_cowlings
craaling112711353craaling
cradling122411453cradling
creeling113513363creeling
crewing133212633crew_ing
croaking153712163croaking
crocking174313443crocking
crooking153611343crooking
crooning113112113crooning
cropping153210883cropping
crossing112612683crossing
doling84923133_do_ling
dolling93817373_dolling
doodling11218403doodling
doweling13279763_doweling
dowing114221513_dow_ing
downing123811673_downing
dowsing123411123_dowsing
drawing123812053draw_ing
drilling103311983drilling
droning93013723dro_ning
drooping12268803drooping
dropping14309283dropping
drouking1436443drouking
droving12379683dro_ving
drownding1564123drownding
enrolling1087733enrolling
eroding9314273ero_ding
flowing143411763flow_ing
foaling113515843_foaling
foiling113317653_foiling
fooling113117373_fooling
footling12239923footling
foozling21275723foozling
fouling113315373_fouling
fowlings15377243_fowlings
frilling123011493frilling
frocking18309573frocking
frogging14358733frogging
fronting12310443fronting
frosting12311183frosting
frothing15208533frothing
frowsting1634683frowsting
gabbling14238073gabbling
gabling113514543g_abling
gaggling10217463gaggling
galling93921963g_alling
gambling14218963gambling
gangling112411403gangling
garbling12249453garbling
gargling11239203gargling
garoting10510703garo_ting
garotting1136103garotting
gaveling133410163gaveling
gawking16398823g_awking
gawping14418463g_awping
gelling93219763g_elling
gentling1048453gentling
ghosting1336463ghosting
giggling10227043giggling
gilling93520383g_illing
girdling1146823girdling
gloaming12268013gloaming
gloating102611463gloating
globing113210003glo_bing
glomming14275923glomming
glooming12358013glooming
glopping14307753glopping
glorying1335543glorying
glossing10278883glossing
glouting10379693glouting
gloving12308443glo_ving
glowering1435653glowering
glozing18338893glo_zing
gnarling10217603gnarling
gnawing12377903gnaw_ing
goading103112853g_oading
gobbing132910703g_obbing
gobbling14257533gobbling
goblin939503g_oblin_
goblins1039243g_oblins
godding113911943g_odding
godlings11367493g_odlings
goggling10246283goggling
going75218493g_o__ing
golfing12368943g_olfing
gonging103713033g_onging
goofing123510633g_oofing
goosing93314083g_oosing
gorging102611363g_orging
goring84119573g_o_ring
gorming112810833g_orming
goslings10297553g_oslings
gouging103410703g_ouging
grabbing14267313grabbing
grabbling1564583grabbling
gracing113216443gr_acing
grading103918713gr_ading
grafting13319623grafting
graining102813183graining
granting103514523granting
graphing1538533graphing
graplin1058443graplin_
grapline1138723grapline
graplins1148263graplins
grappling1544993grappling
grasping12348833grasping
grassing103311973grassing
grating93923183gr_ating
graveling1457383graveling
graving123114563gr_aving
graying124115883gr_aying
graylings1433883graylings
grazing183514553gr_azing
greasing102811393greasing
greeing93613783gr_eeing
greening103112533greening
greenling1136753greenling
greeting103112353greeting
gremlin1035563gremlin_
gremlins1136053gremlins
greying124110893gr_eying
griddling1333933griddling
griding103014973gr_iding
grieving1385893grieving
grifting13299263grifting
griming113612493gr_iming
grinding1139863grinding
grinning1037863grinning
griping113012063gr_iping
gripping14277543gripping
gritting10309983gritting
grizzling1942843grizzling
groin65521083gro__in_
groins73917203gro__ins
grouching1644943grouching
grounding1236083grounding
groundling1343393groundling
groupings13273813groupings
grovelling1554163grovelling
growingly1744523grow_ingly
growl96115823growl___
growled12278173growl_ed
growler11318973growl_er
growlers12327093growlers
growliest1335583growliest
growliness1494073growliness
growls104711113growl__s
growly13499173growl__y
grown95317353grow__n_
grubbing14295403grubbing
grudging12255993grudging
gruelings1163763gruelings
gruelling1155603gruelling
gruffing1635273gruffing
grumbling1544083grumbling
grumping14266903grumping
grunting10269583grunting
gruntling1134263gruntling
guggling10236353guggling
guiling93214213g_uiling
gulling94019563g_ulling
gullwing13304923gullwing
gurgling11267323gurgling
guttling1037293guttling
guzzling18225063guzzling
holing104025073_ho_ling
howking183610313_howking
ingrowing1445533ingrow_ing
ironing82414013iro_ning
jowing174216043_jow_ing
knolling13206893knolling
knowing15287683know_ing
kraaling13186663kraaling
logrolling1243063logrolling
lolling83415783_lolling
lordling1077743lordling
lowing104623273_low_ing
meowing1368593meow_ing
mewling13329513_mewling
moiling103417663_moiling
mowing124119093_mow_ing
noodling10209443noodling
ogling83211883__ogling
oiling74925313__oiling
owing96222723__ow_ing
owning104110333__owning
paroling113316213paro_ling
peopling1338353peopling
plowing133111723plow_ing
poling93526503_po_ling
polling102920383_polling
pooling103219093_pooling
prawning1446963prawning
prilling113413413prilling
probing123314443pro_bing
prodding13189343prodding
profiling1548233profiling
progging132610383progging
proline92321593pro_line
prolong10319633pro_long
promoing13310463promoing
pronging123511843pronging
proofing1439313proofing
propping122811673propping
prosing103319383pro_sing
proving134214073pro_ving
railing83325643_railing
reeling83126863_reeling
regrowing1436673regrow_ing
reoiling93217213reoiling
rerolling102210373rerolling
rifling112815013_rifling
riling74227973_r_iling
rilling84023623_rilling
roaming103215793_roaming
roaring82916003_roaring
robbing123313213_robbing
robing93618003_ro_bing
rocking143619633_rocking
rockling15259383_rockling
rodding103814533_rodding
roguing9309563_roguing
rolfing113710653_rolfing
rollings9419953_rollings
romping123113033_romping
roofing113814353_roofing
rooking123517363_rooking
rooming104117043_rooming
roosing84018133_roosing
rooting83522433_rooting
rootling9269953rootling
roping94023023_ro_ping
rosing73925593_ro_sing
rotting82919683_rotting
rouging93114703_rouging
rouping103715793_rouping
rousing83920553_rousing
routing83821093_routing
roving103618743_ro_ving
rowelling1366993_rowelling
rowings113710363_row_ings
ruling73219553_r_uling
scowing133812093scow_ing
scrawling15195583scrawling
scrolling12187803scrolling
shawling1558223shawling
shoaling123111753shoaling
shooling123012563shooling
showing143814663show_ing
showring1548323showring
skoaling13227213skoaling
slowing112814743slow_ing
snooling93013473snooling
snowing113913453snow_ing
soiling83422323_soiling
soling74226823_so_ling
sowing104222913_sow_ing
spoiling112911553spoiling
spooling113212563spooling
sprawling15175123sprawling
stooling93113133stooling
stowing113315133stow_ing
strolling10238793strolling
strowing122310563strow_ing
tholing112812333tho_ling
throwing1536723throw_ing
toiling83219023_toiling
toling73926123_to_ling
tolling83418563_tolling
tooling82918313_tooling
tootling9279523tootling
toweling122910373_toweling
towing103823193_tow_ing
towline102911543_towline
trailing92916093trailing
trebling1139873trebling
trifling122411503trifling
trilling92815963trilling
tripling112712553tripling
troaking133310973troaking
trocking153612423trocking
troking123514103tro_king
trollings10286693trollings
trollying1354053trollying
tromping13319603tromping
trooping112710283trooping
trothing122410843trothing
trotline8310023trotline
trotting92510913trotting
troubling1234943troubling
trouping11249503trouping
trowelling1484913trowelling
unrolling1078563unrolling
upgrowing1643123upgrow_ing
voling103918023_vo_ling
vowing133715273_vow_ing
vrooming14287353vrooming
wawling143810963_wawling
wowing133915393_wow_ing
wronging13327393wronging
yawling14369183_yawling
yodling123610253_yodling
yowing133715543_yow_ing

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit1461623916.78321548.3
3Display Results3913910.1532555.6
 (SQL Overall)1786913917.35624291.9
 
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