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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 “shading” 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.

120 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
shading12311556(None) 
hading113922941_hading
shadings13327431shadings
shaking153317251shaking
shaming133016741shaming
shaping133116181shaping
sharing113723241sharing
shaving143414331shaving
shawing143514881shawing
spading113114381spading
beading113221862beading
blading113615362blading
chafing163911492chafing
charing133721322charing
chasing133715892chasing
chawing164813032chawing
chiding143911592chiding
evading1237282evading
fading114821112_fading
goading103112852goading
grading103918712grading
haeing104118922_haeing
haling104229782_haling
handing123518892_handing
haring104233002_haring
hating104929712_hating
having134220372_having
hawing134322352_hawing
haying134420612_haying
hazing194218552_hazing
heading122919112heading
hiding114319332_hiding
jading154214022_jading
lading84227122_lading
leading93419552leading
loading94114612loading
phasing133211672phasing
pshawing1733522pshawing
reading93327212reading
sanding93520602sanding
saning75127642s_aning
sating74735452s_ating
saving104724512s_aving
sawing104323812s_awing
saying104325542s_aying
scalding12339392scalding
scaling103519372scaling
scaping123715692scaping
scaring103421972scaring
sealing83528562sealing
seaming103222112seaming
searing83330922searing
seating84130682seating
seeding93719482seeding
sending94221372sending
shacking184014082shacking
shadier113111152shadier
shadily1437722shadily
shadowing1744262shadowing
shafting15278682shafting
shagging14349052shagging
shamming16289412shamming
shanking163612282shanking
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
shauling1249392shauling
shavings15356332shavings
shawling1558222shawling
sheafing15329482sheafing
shealing123415462shealing
shearing123915902shearing
sheaving154110252sheaving
shedding14278112shedding
shending132511252shending
shewing143812192shewing
shining113816522shining
shoaling123111752shoaling
shoeing113211882shoeing
shooing112112912shooing
shoring112820072shoring
shoving142910642shoving
showing143814662showing
shuting113212052shuting
shying134211842sh_ying
siding83822132s_iding
skating123613852skating
slaking123717472slaking
slating83724652slating
slaving113514832slaving
slaying113316842slaying
sliding93114552sliding
snaking123915302snaking
snaring83920952snaring
snawing113612482snawing
soaking123116612soaking
soaping103616222soaping
soaring83521892soaring
sodding103712732sodding
spacing123614492spacing
spaeing103413542spaeing
sparing104823872sparing
spaying133014622spaying
staging93818372staging
staking123919802staking
staling83925422staling
standing103413632standing
staning83922242staning
staring84527052staring
stating83725162stating
staving113915702staving
staying114017322staying
steading103613592steading
sueding92613752sueding
swaging124210632swaging
swarding1359002swarding
swaying143610642swaying
thawing14378682thawing
trading93517972trading
wading114619532_wading
whaling143910772whaling

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 Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit1076711203.32632372.5
3Display Results1201200.0462608.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911203.74847676.4
 
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