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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 “sparky” 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.

72 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
sparky15451152(None) 
sarky125521781s_arky
snarky134210841snarky
spark114920891spark_
sparkly16348131sparkly
sparks124616361sparks
sparry115111301sparry
barky145721612_barky
darky136018832_darky
larky125218872_larky
narky126017802_narky
pardy115523952_pardy
park105237492_park_
parka115120882_parka
parks116134462_parks
parry105323752_parry
party106630612_party
pawky173810152_pawky
perky145319482_perky
porky145019332_porky
sark84938972s_ark_
sarks96632462s_arks
scarey115016982scarey
scarry116311182scarry
scary105222592scar_y
shaky154616842sha_ky
shark126225022shark_
sharks135019722sharks
sharny124711832sharny
sharpy145211032sharpy
skanky12476962skanky
smarmy13629352smarmy
smarty115013792smarty
smirky15406942smirky
snaky125113912sna_ky
snark95419942snark_
snarks104815732snarks
snarly93815002snarly
spacey136212532spacey
spacy125415622spa_cy
spake114322742spa_ke
spank115919572spank_
spanks124514122spanks
spar65433302spar__
spare75135562spar_e
spared95427492spared
sparely123410672sparely
sparer84524962sparer
spares84834552spares
sparge94216052sparge
sparid94016932sparid
sparked143513142sparked
sparker133914362sparker
sparkily1735022sparkily
sparkle133710212sparkle
spars75431542spar_s
sparse84516342sparse
spay96631662spa__y
spiky146014112sp_iky
spiry105017352spir_y
spooky15418092spooky
sporty115112492sporty
spray106720062sp_ray
spry96819122sp_r_y
spunky15427162spunky
spurry11429122spurry
stalky13499302stalky
stark95425622stark_
starkly14277032starkly
starry94911672starry
swanky16447972swanky
swarty125812382swarty

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551722.31335690.0
3Display Results72720.0302400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691722.68666526.8
 
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