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

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91 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
spearing11321610(None) 
searing83330921s_earing
shearing123915901shearing
smearing113511751smearing
sparing104823871sp_aring
speaking153212491speaking
speaning113512241speaning
speering113116321speering
speiring113711261speiring
swearing123711441swearing
anearing9413972anearing
appearing1436892appearing
bearing103624772_bearing
blearing113111942blearing
clearing113014882clearing
earing75235482__earing
fearing113520032_fearing
gearing92818842_gearing
hearing113324162_hearing
nearing83020332_nearing
paring94236492_p_aring
peacing124117072_peacing
peaking144317692_peaking
pealing104123202_pealing
pearling11912012_pearling
peering103520352_peering
rearing83128782_rearing
scaring103421972s_caring
sealing83528562s_ealing
seaming103222112s_eaming
seating84130682s_eating
sering74731812s_e_ring
sharing113723242s_haring
sheafing15329482sheafing
shealing123415462shealing
shearings13337562shearings
shearling1336922shearling
sheaving154110252sheaving
sheering123715102sheering
sleaving123310982sleaving
snaring83920952s_naring
sneaking133211092sneaking
sneaping11349492sneaping
sneering93414502sneering
soaring83521892s_oaring
spacing123614492sp_acing
spading113114382sp_ading
spaeing103413542sp_aeing
sparging122611132sp_arging
sparking152812542sp_arking
sparling112714532sp_arling
sparring113112222sparring
spaying133014622sp_aying
speakings16345932speakings
spearmint1365982spearmint
speccing15306642speccing
specking17359732specking
speeding122810932speeding
speeling112713122speeling
speerings12276842speerings
speiling113612972speiling
spelling113315232spelling
spending122712432spending
spewing133110452spe_wing
sphering142811942sphering
spiering112713352spiering
spiring103918182sp_iring
splaying14219302splaying
spooring113111462spooring
sporing104319412sp_oring
spraying14299882spraying
spreading1339652spreading
spring94526012sp__ring
spurring11339762spurring
squaring18158632squaring
staring84527052s_taring
steading103613592steading
stealing93416602stealing
steaming114013212steaming
stearin7312002stearin_
stearine8311902stearine
stearins8312142stearins
steering93916792steering
sugaring1039052sugaring
supering11317682supe_ring
sweating123213022sweating
tearing84021492_tearing
upbearing1435032upbearing
uprearing1238372uprearing
uptearing1236102uptearing
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 Filter1786911210590.410435831.7
2DLD Change Limit121059914.03030039.5
3Display Results91910.0303033.3
 (SQL Overall)178691914.47039975.6
 
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