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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 “sharpening” 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.

57 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
sharpening164488(None) 
happening1735592_happening
hardening1438022_hardening
harkening1746922_harkening
resharpening1852342resharpening
scarpering1545412scarpering
sharping143011372sharp__ing
shortening1445302shortening
smartening1344992smartening
careening12310013_careening
carpeting1439483_carpeting
chartering16109253chartering
chastening1656523chastening
cheapening1883803cheapening
coarsening1345543coarsening
dampening1535463_dampening
darkening1535683_darkening
gardening1236513_gardening
hampering1738863_hampering
happenings1842623_happenings
hardenings1544243_hardenings
harping134118383_harp__ing
harpooning1644483_harpooning
harshening1744173_harshening
hastening13259483_hastening
havening15258553_ha_vening
hearkening1844533hearkening
heartening1446733heartening
hoarsening1444403hoarsening
rehardening1644143rehardening
saddening1245213s_addening
sardining1137573s_ardining
scampering1745323scampering
scarphing1735243scarp_hing
scarping133312463scarp__ing
screening1247193s_creening
shampooing1843093shampooing
shaping133116183sha_p__ing
sharing113723243shar___ing
sharking163912973shar__king
sharpen12389723sharpe__n_
sharpened1544483sharpen_ed
sharpener1444583sharpen_er
sharpeners1543893sharpeners
sharpens13377813sharpe__ns
shattering1498283shattering
shaveling1646843sha_veling
sheening123010803sh__eening
shortenings1542683shortenings
shrewing15228093sh_r_ewing
shrieking1734583sh_rieking
shrieving1633973sh_rieving
shrining122610853sh_r_ining
slackening1744343slackening
stampeding1642983stampeding
starveling1444263starveling
steepening1344043steepening

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 Filter1786911406030.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit140603576.84620538.0
3Display Results57570.0134384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691577.26224606.3
 
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