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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 “scaring” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

157 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
scaring10342197(None) 
caring95137991_caring
sacring103115981sacring
scaling103519371scaling
scaping123715691scaping
scarfing14309711scarfing
scarping133312461scarping
scarring112511511scarring
scarting113415261scarting
scoring103117211scoring
searing83330921searing
sharing113723241sharing
snaring83920951snaring
soaring83521891soaring
sparing104823871sparing
staring84527051staring
acarine9316002acarine
baring95135852_baring
bearing103624772bearing
blaring104317112blaring
caging105321022_caging
caking134624672_caking
caning94128622_caning
carding113922442_carding
carina84325332_carina
carking144322852_carking
carling103727062_carling
carping123521082_carping
carting104228282_carting
carving133916772_carving
casing94829102_casing
caving124822612_caving
cawing124322612_cawing
cering94522532_cering
charing133721322charing
coring94433962_coring
curing94824782_curing
daring84928682_daring
earing75235482_earing
escaping1347062escaping
escarping1435202escarping
faring105231282_faring
fearing113520032fearing
flaring114116802flaring
gearing92818842gearing
glaring93714882glaring
haring104233002_haring
hearing113324162hearing
nearing83020332nearing
oaring74225302_oaring
ocarina948032ocarina
ochring13156672ochring
paring94236492_paring
raring74332872_raring
rearing83128782rearing
roaring82916002roaring
sabring102614842sabring
sacking144122702sacking
sacrings11278922sacrings
saning75127642s_aning
sarin55239252s_arin_
sarins63932622s_arins
sarong73914872s_arong
sating74735452s_ating
saving104724512s_aving
sawing104323812s_awing
saying104325542s_aying
scabbing15277192scabbing
scalding12339392scalding
scalping133410452scalping
scamming15328542scamming
scamping153510192scamping
scanning113310772scanning
scanting113914762scanting
scarier94017872scarier
scarify1537442scarify
scarily12311702scarily
scarphing1735242scarphing
scathing14269702scathing
scatting113311812scatting
scoping123513822scoping
scorning1169132scorning
scouring112810852scouring
scowing133812092scowing
scraping133310862scraping
scrying1338662scrying
sealing83528562sealing
seaming103222112seaming
seating84130682seating
securing11310412securing
sering74731812s_ering
shading123115562shading
shaking153317252shaking
shaming133016742shaming
shaping133116182shaping
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
shaving143414332shaving
shawing143514882shawing
shearing123915902shearing
shoring112820072shoring
siring75128312s_iring
skating123613852skating
slaking123717472slaking
slating83724652slating
slaving113514832slaving
slaying113316842slaying
smarting113212452smarting
smearing113511752smearing
snaking123915302snaking
snarfing12358662snarfing
snarling92513182snarling
snawing113612482snawing
snoring83917202snoring
soaking123116612soaking
soaping103616222soaping
soarings93210392soarings
soring74731882s_oring
souring83219062souring
spacing123614492spacing
spading113114382spading
spaeing103413542spaeing
sparging122611132sparging
sparking152812542sparking
sparling112714532sparling
sparring113112222sparring
spaying133014622spaying
spearing113216102spearing
spiring103918182spiring
sporing104319412sporing
spring94526012s_pring
squaring18158632squaring
staging93818372staging
staking123919802staking
staling83925422staling
staning83922242staning
starling93017122starling
starring92312952starring
starting93116172starting
starving122510172starving
stating83725162stating
staving113915702staving
staying114017322staying
storing83921122storing
string75327562s_tring
subring104116262subring
sugaring1039052sugaring
swaging124210632swaging
swarding1359002swarding
swarming1458222swarming
swaying143610642swaying
swearing123711442swearing
taring73932282_taring
tearing84021492tearing
uncaring11312842uncaring
waring105029442_waring
wearing113318862wearing

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 Filter1786911076711.076166069.7
2DLD Change Limit1076711576.37616886.9
3Display Results1571570.0463413.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911577.49823831.8
 
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