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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forsparing” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

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

20 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
sparing10482387(None) 
paring94236491_paring
scaring103421971scaring
searing83330921searing
sharing113723241sharing
snaring83920951snaring
soaring83521891soaring
spacing123614491spacing
spading113114381spading
spaeing103413541spaeing
sparging122611131sparging
sparking152812541sparking
sparling112714531sparling
sparring113112221sparring
spaying133014621spaying
spearing113216101spearing
spiring103918181spiring
sporing104319411sporing
spring94526011sp_ring
staring84527051staring

Search took 2 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 Filter178691695830.330541487.9
2DLD Change Limit69583201.15660192.9
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691201.486120249.7