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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 “shearing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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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
shearing12391590(None) 
hearing113324161_hearing
searing83330921s_earing
sharing113723241sh_aring
sheafing15329481sheafing
shealing123415461shealing
shearings13337561shearings
shearling1336921shearling
sheaving154110251sheaving
sheering123715101sheering
smearing113511751smearing
spearing113216101spearing
swearing123711441swearing
anearing9413972anearing
ashlaring1344492ashlaring
bearing103624772_bearing
blearing113111942blearing
charing133721322ch_aring
cheating144014522cheating
cheering143612702cheering
clearing113014882clearing
earing75235482__earing
fearing113520032_fearing
gearing92818842_gearing
haring104233002_h_aring
heading122919112_heading
healing113922962_healing
heaping133015852_heaping
hearings123611852_hearings
hearsing1239382_hearsing
hearting12513122_hearting
heating114024322_heating
heaving144114762_heaving
heiring113312902_heiring
herring113615882_herring
mishearing1647882mishearing
nearing83020332_nearing
rearing83128782_rearing
rehearing132211762rehearing
scaring103421972s_caring
schmearing1842862schmearing
sealing83528562s_ealing
seaming103222112s_eaming
seating84130682s_eating
sering74731812s_e_ring
shading123115562sh_ading
shaking153317252sh_aking
shaming133016742sh_aming
shaping133116182sh_aping
sharking163912972sh_arking
sharping143011372sh_arping
shaving143414332sh_aving
shawing143514882sh_awing
shealings13317562shealings
shearlings1443532shearlings
sheathing1636872sheathing
shedding14278112shedding
sheening123010802sheening
sheeting122712832sheeting
shelling123515212shelling
shelving15278172shelving
shending132511252shending
shewing143812192she_wing
shirring122910442shirring
shoaling123111752shoaling
shoring112820072sh_oring
showring1548322showring
sleaving123310982sleaving
snaring83920952s_naring
sneaking133211092sneaking
sneaping11349492sneaping
sneering93414502sneering
soaring83521892s_oaring
sparing104823872s_paring
speaking153212492speaking
speaning113512242speaning
speering113116322speering
speiring113711262speiring
sphering142811942sphe_ring
squaring18158632squaring
staring84527052s_taring
steading103613592steading
stealing93416602stealing
steaming114013212steaming
stearin7312002stearin_
stearine8311902stearine
stearins8312142stearins
steering93916792steering
sugaring1039052sugaring
sweating123213022sweating
tearing84021492_tearing
ushering1258922ushe_ring
wearing113318862_wearing

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit121059933.97030493.5
3Display Results93930.0462021.7
 (SQL Overall)178691934.43940254.8
 
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