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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 “styling” 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.

67 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
styling11291065(None) 
staling83925421staling
stying105414571sty_ing
stylings12276231stylings
restyling1337922restyling
sailing83927372sailing
sapling103217862sapling
saying104325542say_ing
scaling103519372scaling
sealing83528562sealing
seeling83522002seeling
selling83225832selling
settling978942settling
shying134211842shy_ing
sibling10814422sibling
sidling9915422sidling
skying14399982sky_ing
skyline1436792skyline
sling66028802s__ling
smiling103915442smiling
soiling83422322soiling
soling74226822s_oling
spiling102919702spiling
spying123913252spy_ing
stabling112913652stabling
staging93818372staging
staking123919802staking
stalking133512222stalking
stalling95116702stalling
staning83922242staning
stapling112813152stapling
staring84527052staring
starling93017122starling
stating83725162stating
staving113915702staving
staying114017322staying
stealing93416602stealing
steeling93615142steeling
sterling93615552sterling
stewing113412492stewing
stifling122110912stifling
stilling93415322stilling
stilting93312402stilting
sting65330242st__ing
stoking123615592stoking
stoning83717442stoning
stooling93113132stooling
stoping103716622stoping
storing83921122storing
stowing113315132stowing
string75327562st_ring
styli83911172styli__
stylise10208952stylise
stylish13197442stylish
stylising1345592stylising
stylist102110282stylist
stylite10219612stylite
stylize19177452stylize
stylizing2246312stylizing
stymying1733962stymying
tiling73426552_tiling
toling73926122_toling
tying96019842_ty_ing
tyning105510412_tyning
typing124110582_typing
tyring104613022_tyring
wyling13368552_wyling

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 Filter1786911076710.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit107671673.03335499.8
3Display Results67670.0302233.3
 (SQL Overall)178691673.43652005.5
 
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