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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

56 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
shirring12291044(None) 
chirring142610171chirring
shirking163210471shirking
shirrings13245321shirrings
shirting123213611shirting
skirring13297141skirring
stirring9299651stirring
whirring15286281whirring
birring103713062_birring
charring142913162charring
chirking18339382chirking
chirming16318642chirming
chirping16278862chirping
churring14298652churring
herring113615882_herring
hiring104421602_hi_ring
scarring112511512scarring
sharing113723242sh_aring
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
shearing123915902shearing
sheering123715102sheering
shieling123512402shieling
shifting152910382shifting
shikarring1881702shikarring
shilling123315382shilling
shimming16278252shimming
shining113816522shi_ning
shinning123211022shinning
shipping163611252shipping
shirtings13276602shirtings
shitting123212662shitting
shivering1637332shivering
shoring112820072sh_oring
shorting122514802shorting
showring1548322showring
shrining122610852shrining
shriving15268452shriving
siring75128312s_i_ring
skioring13237222skioring
skirling13249062skirling
skirting13289392skirting
slurring9288832slurring
smirking15277232smirking
sparring113112222sparring
spiering112713352spiering
spiring103918182spi_ring
spirting112913632spirting
spurring11339762spurring
starring92312952starring
stirrings10224692stirrings
swirling12249142swirling
thirling12248582thirling
whirling15237162whirling
whirrying1962732whirrying
yirring11307762_yirring

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059563.44035191.6
3Display Results56560.0134307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691563.84346497.8
 
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