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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 “spurting” 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.

58 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
spurting11311163(None) 
spirting112913631spirting
sporting112415461sporting
spurning11258661spurning
spurring11339761spurring
blurting11258772blurting
courting112514582courting
hurting113914032_hurting
parting103527382_parting
porting103021782_porting
punting103318442_punting
purging113314182_purging
purling103620292_purling
purring104515822_purring
pursing103715552_pursing
putting103218572_putting
scarting113415262scarting
shirting123213612shirting
shorting122514802shorting
shunting123610432shunting
shuting113212052shu_ting
shutting12309692shutting
skirting13289392skirting
slurping11278122slurping
slurring9288832slurring
smarting113212452smarting
smutting11278062smutting
snorting92613372snorting
sorting83221812s_orting
sourcing1158352sourcing
souring83219062sour_ing
sparging122611132sparging
sparing104823872spar_ing
sparking152812542sparking
sparling112714532sparling
sparring113112222sparring
spartina1037982spartina
spatting113111762spatting
spiring103918182spir_ing
spiriting1238412spiriting
spiting103917622sp_iting
spitting113012322spitting
splurging1333622splurging
sporing104319412spor_ing
spotting112812092spotting
spouting113511952spouting
spring94526012sp_r_ing
sprucing1336892sprucing
spudding1335652spudding
spuing94313362spu__ing
spuming1248522spu_ming
spunking15258062spunking
squirting1934792squirting
starting93116172starting
stunting92811502stunting
suiting83419002s_uiting
surfing112914482s_urfing
surging93115432s_urging

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 Filter1786911210590.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121059583.81331749.0
3Display Results58580.0301933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691584.21642384.0
 
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