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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 “stark” 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.

163 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
stark9542562(None) 
sark84938971s_ark
shark126225021shark
snark95419941snark
spark114920891spark
stack114421691stack
stalk94518001stalk
stank95823301stank
star48037761star_
stare54440261stare
stars55836571stars
start55642311start
stirk95717411stirk
stork96819691stork
ark77044962__ark
bark106242152_bark
cark105539272_cark
chark144222712chark
dark95133212_dark
hark115237392_hark
lark85733862_lark
mark105138062_mark
nark85230062_nark
ostmark1344872ostmark
park105237492_park
quark184614122quark
sack105337312s_ack
sank85236832s_ank
sard55344242s_ard
sari45444042s_ari
sarks96632462s_arks
sarky125521782s_arky
satara6315532satara
scar66434202scar_
scare75334462scare
scarf105427142scarf
scarp95724102scarp
scars75433532scars
scart76139772scart
scary105222592scary
sear47353842sear_
sears54744912sears
shack145321752shack
shank125422192shank
shard96125962shard
share86437082share
sharks135019722sharks
sharn84823702sharn
sharp104922532sharp
shirk124817842shirk
sitar54820542sitar_
sitars65417592sitars
skank84415582skank
slack115021762slack
slank95822772slank
smack134615452smack
smarm95517602smarm
smart75834092smart
smerk115412722smerk
smirk116612752smirk
snack114718062snack
snare54429982snare
snarf86525422snarf
snarks104815732snarks
snarky134210842snarky
snarl54921082snarl
soak87227662soa_k
soar46838672soar_
soars54732512soars
spank115919572spank
spar65433302spar_
spare75135562spare
sparks124616362sparks
sparky154511522sparky
spars75431542spars
squark19438112squark
stab67329932sta_b
stabs76221382stabs
stacks124317262stacks
stade64825302stade
staff113817712staff
stag57332002sta_g
stage65330192stage
stags66226742stags
stagy96618892stagy
staid66722082staid
staig65519642staig
stain55727942stain
stair54719942stair
stairs65416332stairs
stake95927532stake
stale55637102stale
stalks104614552stalks
stalky13499302stalky
stall54722352stall
stamp95217362stamp
stand65923282stand
stane55933002stane
stang66424692stang
stanks104917702stanks
staph104314652staph
starch113013202starch
stared75429872stared
starer64027362starer
stares66038752stares
starker114114692starker
starkly14277032starkly
starry94911672starry
starts65423122starts
starve94613742starve
stash84916972stash
stat47352692sta_t
state56237332state
stats55933362stats
stave85324992stave
staw78627692sta_w
stay78333722sta_y
stays86022022stays
steak95219802steak
steek95418002steek
stere55328542stere
stern55319122stern
stick115121562stick
stink95122502stink
stir45723252stir_
stirks104914242stirks
stirp76815502stirp
stirs55921622stirs
stock114417562stock
stook95218212stook
store56333812store
storks106115952storks
storm76520402storm
story86723032story
strake104017392strake
strap77925262strap
straw813321292straw
stray88525572stray
stuck114515772stuck
stunk94616292stunk
sturt56028962sturt
swank125318232swank
sward94221462sward
sware85828212sware
swarf115324652swarf
swarm106218842swarm
swart86234642swart
tack106536292_tack
talk86230092_talk
tank85134032_tank
tar37570692_tar_
tare45957622_tare
tarn46842722_tarn
taro46846912_taro
tarok97921072_tarok
tarp66936422_tarp
tars46763952_tars
tart47566182_tart
task85326652_task
tsar47819802tsar_
tsars56717112tsars
turk86125862_turk
wark115737772_wark

Search took 4 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 Filter178691538000.623286823.4
2DLD Change Limit538001633.15617046.9
3Display Results1631630.0463543.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911633.82546716.6
 
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