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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 “speaking” 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.

74 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
speaking15321249(None) 
peaking144317691_peaking
sneaking133211091sneaking
speakings16345931speakings
speaning113512241speaning
spearing113216101spearing
specking17359731specking
bespeaking1944392bespeaking
breaking153914252breaking
creaking153414122creaking
freaking163611452freaking
leaking123616972_leaking
peacing124117072_peacing
pealing104123202_pealing
pecking164017782_pecking
peeking144414952_peeking
perking143716462_perking
respeaking1736802respeaking
screaking16228242screaking
sealing83528562s_ealing
seaming103222112s_eaming
searing83330922s_earing
seating84130682s_eating
seeking124016062s_eeking
shaking153317252s_haking
sheafing15329482sheafing
shealing123415462shealing
shearing123915902shearing
sheaving154110252sheaving
slaking123717472s_laking
sleaving123310982sleaving
sleeking133410962sleeking
smearing113511752smearing
smeeking15317832smeeking
smerking15258472smerking
snaking123915302s_naking
sneaping11349492sneaping
soaking123116612s_oaking
spacing123614492sp_acing
spading113114382sp_ading
spaeing103413542sp_aeing
spanking153911972spanking
sparing104823872sp_aring
sparking152812542sparking
spaying133014622sp_aying
speccing15306642speccing
speckling18235582speckling
speeding122810932speeding
speeling112713122speeling
speering113116322speering
speiling113612972speiling
speiring113711262speiring
spelling113315232spelling
spending122712432spending
spewing133110452spe_wing
spiking144312882sp_iking
splaying14219302splaying
spoking143212222sp_oking
spooking15269802spooking
spraying14299882spraying
spreading1339652spreading
spunking15258062spunking
squeaking2334212squeaking
staking123919802s_taking
steading103613592steading
stealing93416602stealing
steaming114013212steaming
steeking133411352steeking
streaking142010322streaking
swearing123711442swearing
sweating123213022sweating
tweaking1635882tweaking
unspeaking1744422unspeaking
wreaking163010212wreaking

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 Filter1786911210590.580308087.9
2DLD Change Limit121059743.81331749.0
3Display Results74740.0302466.7
 (SQL Overall)178691744.42340400.4
 
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