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

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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90 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
sharping14301137(None) 
harping134118381_harping
scarping133312461scarping
shaping133116181sha_ping
sharing113723241shar_ing
sharking163912971sharking
carping123521082_carping
champing183610932champing
chapping183710722chapping
charging152910772charging
charing133721322char_ing
charking183512612charking
charming163012032charming
charring142913162charring
charting142614192charting
chirping16278862chirping
escarping1435202escarping
happing153817232_happing
haring104233002_har_ing
harking154120942_harking
harming133717932_harming
harpin113614382_harpin_
harpings14379772_harpings
harpins123615702_harpins
hasping134414902_hasping
pharming16248142pharming
sapping123519312s_apping
scalping133410452scalping
scamping153510192scamping
scaping123715692sca_ping
scarfing14309712scarfing
scaring103421972scar_ing
scarphing1735242scarphing
scarring112511512scarring
scarting113415262scarting
scraping133310862scraping
searing83330922sear_ing
shacking184014082shacking
shading123115562sha_ding
shafting15278682shafting
shagging14349052shagging
shaking153317252sha_king
shaming133016742sha_ming
shamming16289412shamming
shanking163612282shanking
sharpen12389722sharpen_
sharpening1644882sharpening
sharpens13377812sharpens
sharpie1238392sharpi_e
sharpies13411222sharpies
shauling1249392shauling
shaving143414332sha_ving
shawing143514882sha_wing
shawling1558222shawling
shearing123915902shear_ing
shearling1336922shearling
shipping163611252shipping
shirking163210472shirking
shirring122910442shirring
shirting123213612shirting
shopping163611292shopping
shoring112820072shor_ing
shorting122514802shorting
slapping133510832slapping
slurping11278122slurping
smarting113212452smarting
snapping13349652snapping
snarfing12358662snarfing
snaring83920952snar_ing
snarling92513182snarling
soaping103616222soa_ping
soaring83521892soar_ing
sparging122611132sparging
sparing104823872spar_ing
sparking152812542sparking
sparling112714532sparling
sparring113112222sparring
stamping133310962stamping
staring84527052star_ing
starling93017122starling
starring92312952starring
starting93116172starting
starving122510172starving
swamping16307922swamping
swapping16348672swapping
swarding1359002swarding
swarming1458222swarming
warping133715182_warping
whapping19317112whapping
wharfing1834682wharfing

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 Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059903.34336212.7
3Display Results90900.0303000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691903.51350865.6
 
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