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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 “exhorting” 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.

93 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
exhorting204573(None) 
exporting1937321exporting
extorting1746761extorting
dehorting1447212dehorting
escorting1237712escorting
exerting162211152ex_erting
experting1938052experting
exserting1736662exserting
shorting122514802_shorting
abhorring1543543abhorring
aborting11710253_aborting
assorting1037303assorting
beshouting1644023beshouting
bethorning1644203bethorning
cavorting1536063cavorting
charting142614193_charting
chording15410153_chording
choring133617663_chor_ing
chortling1535563_chortling
cohosting1546323cohosting
dehorning1455243dehorning
deporting1369593deporting
echoing1358613echo__ing
emoting10313563e_mo_ting
encoring11312173encor_ing
endorsing1147303endorsing
enforcing1545473enforcing
engorging1244873engorging
enrooting10128133enrooting
escoting1158713esco_ting
everting122213133e_verting
exacting1838523ex_acting
exalting1638033ex_alting
excepting2145873excepting
excerpting2244143excerpting
exciting1838023ex_citing
excoriating2145483excoriating
excreting1946433excreting
execrating2047883execrating
executing1945583executing
exempting2144223exempting
exhaling1936293exh_aling
exhausting2143153exhausting
exhibiting2343623exhibiting
exhort16410803exhort___
exhorted1935013exhort_ed
exhorter1845353exhort_er
exhorters1944713exhorters
exhorts1746313exhort__s
exhuming2143303exh_uming
existing1639073ex_isting
exiting15311393ex__iting
expecting2146693expecting
expiating1938543expiating
expiring1836253expir_ing
exploiting2044893exploiting
exploring1945543explor_ing
exposing1836673expo_sing
expositing2045353expositing
exsecting1935933exsecting
extolling1744623extolling
extortion1646723extortion
extortions1746473extortions
extortive1945143extortive
exulting1637643ex_ulting
ghosting1336463_ghosting
hooting113919883__hooting
hording123517053__hording
horning113015003__horning
horsing113215583__horsing
hosting114318383__hosting
hotting113116523__hotting
hurting113914033__hurting
importing1438193importing
intorting10311413intorting
porting103021783__porting
recharting1637213recharting
reexporting2143423reexporting
reporting12513903reporting
reshooting1436223reshooting
resorting10614613resorting
retorting10613273retorting
shirting123213613_shirting
shooting122812863_shooting
shoring112820073_shor_ing
shotting123012383_shotting
shouting122711793_shouting
snorting92613373_snorting
sorting83221813__sorting
sporting112415463_sporting
thorning1237513_thorning
unhorsing1336853unhorsing
whoring142910293_whor_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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641936.83021763.0
3Display Results93930.0303100.0
 (SQL Overall)178691937.28024545.5
 
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