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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

26 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
machinating194561(None) 
cachinnating2092102cachinnating
machination18106822machination
machinations19115762machinations
machining1746932machin__ing
marginating1545892marginating
marinating13410262ma_rinating
vaccinating1945182vaccinating
activating1647853_activating
acuminating1645803_acuminating
brachiating1944433brachi_ating
emaciating1546813emac_i_ating
fascinating1745243fascinating
laminating1348723la_minating
lancinating1445443lancinating
macerating1549533mac_erating
machinate1647953machinat__e
machinated1845663machinat_ed
machinates1747323machinat_es
machinator1744583machinat_or
machinators1854403machinators
maculating1549543mac_ulating
marinading1445613ma_rinading
masticating1647833masticating
paginating1447523pa_ginating
patinating1339873pa_tinating

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121633265.01324263.5
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691265.16934569.7
 
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