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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 “tendering” 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.

31 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
tendering11221081(None) 
gendering12249751gendering
rendering112213181rendering
teddering12256301teddering
tentering102313211tentering
centering122915142centering
cindering13311222cindering
dandering122511062dandering
endearing1139322_endearing
enduring10310012_enduring
entering91920052_entering
gandering122111292gandering
hindering14310272hindering
meandering1446982meandering
pandering133211962pandering
pondering132411332pondering
renderings12256092renderings
sundering11312322sundering
teetering10239892teetering
telfering1336252telfering
tempering1438732tempering
tenderize1976182tenderize
tenderizing2245462tenderizing
tending94419162tend__ing
tenuring938862ten_uring
tethering1339132tethering
thundering1544572thundering
tinkering1437702tinkering
veneering1337662veneering
wandering143310982wandering
wondering142110462wondering

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911214360.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121436313.39035821.8
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691313.81246875.9
 
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