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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 “staring” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

181 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
staring8452705(None) 
scaring103421971scaring
searing83330921searing
sharing113723241sharing
snaring83920951snaring
soaring83521891soaring
sparing104823871sparing
staging93818371staging
staking123919801staking
staling83925421staling
staning83922241staning
starling93017121starling
starring92312951starring
starting93116171starting
starving122510171starving
stating83725161stating
staving113915701staving
staying114017321staying
storing83921121storing
string75327561st_ring
taring73932281_taring
baring95135852_baring
bearing103624772bearing
blaring104317112blaring
caring95137992_caring
charing133721322charing
daring84928682_daring
earing75235482_earing
estating92614992estating
faring105231282_faring
fearing113520032fearing
flaring114116802flaring
gearing92818842gearing
glaring93714882glaring
haring104233002_haring
hearing113324162hearing
nearing83020332nearing
oaring74225302_oaring
paring94236492_paring
raring74332872_raring
rearing83128782rearing
roaring82916002roaring
sabring102614842sabring
sacring103115982sacring
saning75127642s_aning
sarin55239252s_arin_
sarins63932622s_arins
sarong73914872s_arong
sating74735452s_ating
saving104724512s_aving
sawing104323812s_awing
saying104325542s_aying
scaling103519372scaling
scaping123715692scaping
scarfing14309712scarfing
scarping133312462scarping
scarring112511512scarring
scarting113415262scarting
scoring103117212scoring
sealing83528562sealing
seaming103222112seaming
seating84130682seating
sering74731812s_ering
shading123115562shading
shaking153317252shaking
shaming133016742shaming
shaping133116182shaping
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
shaving143414332shaving
shawing143514882shawing
shearing123915902shearing
shoring112820072shoring
siring75128312s_iring
skating123613852skating
slaking123717472slaking
slating83724652slating
slaving113514832slaving
slaying113316842slaying
smarting113212452smarting
smearing113511752smearing
snaking123915302snaking
snarfing12358662snarfing
snarling92513182snarling
snawing113612482snawing
snoring83917202snoring
soaking123116612soaking
soaping103616222soaping
soarings93210392soarings
soring74731882s_oring
souring83219062souring
spacing123614492spacing
spading113114382spading
spaeing103413542spaeing
sparging122611132sparging
sparking152812542sparking
sparling112714532sparling
sparring113112222sparring
spaying133014622spaying
spearing113216102spearing
spiring103918182spiring
sporing104319412sporing
spring94526012s_pring
squaring18158632squaring
stabbing13238762stabbing
stabling112913652stabling
stacking154215082stacking
staffing15247492staffing
stagging113310512stagging
stagings10378342stagings
staig65519642sta_i_g
stain55727942sta_in_
staining9413372staining
stains64923652sta_ins
stalking133512222stalking
stalling95116702stalling
stamina9310792stamina
stamping133310962stamping
standing103413632standing
stang66424682sta__ng
stanging104013652stanging
stanine73417072stanine
stapling112813152stapling
starching1538592starching
staringly1337972staringly
starlings10237922starlings
startling1037372startling
stashing123511582stashing
statin63921472statin_
statins73719772statins
steading103613592steading
stealing93416602stealing
steaming114013212steaming
stearin7312002stearin_
stearine8311902stearine
stearins8312142stearins
steering93916792steering
sterling93615552sterling
stewing113412492stewing
sting65330242st__ing
stirring9299652stirring
stoking123615592stoking
stoning83717442stoning
stoping103716622stoping
storming11209422storming
storying12249672storying
stowing113315132stowing
strafing122111192strafing
strain64919572strain_
strains74218152strains
strang75718312st_rang
strawing122411622strawing
straying122912692straying
strings84617132st_rings
stringy114111072st_ringy
strong74914882st_rong
strung75213022st_rung
stying105414572st_ying
styling112910652styling
subring104116262subring
sugaring1039052sugaring
suturing9310372suturing
swaging124210632swaging
swarding1359002swarding
swarming1458222swarming
swaying143610642swaying
swearing123711442swearing
taking114725952_taking
taming94023432_taming
taping94222392_taping
tarring83318302_tarring
tarting84222652_tarting
tawing104521552_tawing
taxing143816712_taxing
tearing84021492tearing
tiring74023092_tiring
tsarina736652tsarina
tyring104613022_tyring
upstaring1235962upstaring
waring105029442_waring
wearing113318862wearing

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911076710.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit1076711817.25014851.2
3Display Results1811810.0632873.0
 (SQL Overall)1786911817.71923149.5
 
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