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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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80 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
hamstring154600(None) 
hamstrings1643011hamstrings
hamstrung1541731hamstrung
hammering1737632hammering
hampering1738862hampering
hasting114725192ha_st_ing
assuring937773_assuring
astringe938223_a_stringe
basting104227203ba_st_ing
bowstring15165123bowstring
cambering16109873cambering
casting104628343ca_st_ing
castling11311233ca_stling
chambering20116043chambering
chamfering21125333chamfering
dayspring1642613dayspring
drawstring1542063drawstring
easting84924303ea_st_ing
fasting114522833fa_st_ing
gasting95022763ga_st_ing
gastrin839833ga_strin_
gastrins9310123ga_strins
habiting1437533habit_ing
hachuring1845123hachuring
hafting144014173ha_ft_ing
hairspring1643303hairspring
haltering132212003haltering
halting114419073ha_lt_ing
hamboning1745893hamboning
hamming153014093ham__ming
hamstringing1971323hamstringing
handspring1743863handspring
hangaring1438033hangaring
hankering17239383hankering
hanseling1338063hanseling
hanting114124483ha_nt_ing
harboring1538263harboring
haring104233003ha___ring
hashing145020163ha_s_hing
hasping134414903ha_s_ping
hassling1236803ha_ssling
hastening13259483ha_stening
hating104929713ha__t_ing
hatting113920233ha__tting
haunting123510053haunt_ing
havering152211053ha_vering
headspring17133243headspring
headstrong1552393headstrong
heartstring1552673heartstring
heisting123411043heist_ing
histing113720373h_ist_ing
hoisting123610903hoist_ing
holstering1447083holstering
homering141512073hom_ering
hosting114318383h_ost_ing
humoring1456853hum_oring
humouring1544553humouring
hustling12228793h_ustling
lasting84725243la_st_ing
lustring9269723_lustring
mammering1337333mammering
mastering122315303ma_stering
masting104325823ma_st_ing
metring103215293__metring
mitring103514143__mitring
pampering1638383pampering
pasting103826553pa_st_ing
pastoring12310853pa_storing
pasturing1238433pa_sturing
restring91518783_restring
shoestring1444173shoestring
string75327563___string
tampering1438453tampering
tasting84624213ta_st_ing
unmitring1245263unmitring
unstring9312093_unstring
waisting123615213waist_ing
warstling1335063warstling
wasting114422843wa_st_ing
yammering1735193yammering

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 Limit148641807.11020905.9
3Display Results80800.0461739.1
 (SQL Overall)178691807.57623586.5
 
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