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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 “shorting” 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.

88 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
shorting12251480(None) 
shirting123213611shirting
shooting122812861shooting
shoring112820071shor_ing
shotting123012381shotting
shouting122711791shouting
snorting92613371snorting
sorting83221811s_orting
sporting112415461sporting
aborting11710252aborting
assorting1037302assorting
charting142614192charting
chording15410152chording
choring133617662chor_ing
chortling1535562chortling
dehorting1447212dehorting
escorting1237712escorting
exhorting2045732exhorting
ghosting1336462ghosting
hooting113919882_hooting
hording123517052_hording
horning113015002_horning
horsing113215582_horsing
hosting114318382_hosting
hotting113116522_hotting
hurting113914032_hurting
porting103021782_porting
scarting113415262scarting
scooting113012642scooting
scoring103117212scor_ing
scorning1169132scorning
scouting112612752scouting
shafting15278682shafting
sharing113723242shar_ing
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
sheeting122712832sheeting
shifting152910382shifting
shirking163210472shirking
shirring122910442shirring
shirtings13276602shirtings
shitting123212662shitting
shoaling123111752shoaling
shocking184311542shocking
shoeing113211882sho_eing
shogging14308022shogging
shooing112112912sho_oing
shooling123012562shooling
shootings13266062shootings
shopping163611292shopping
shorings12269482shor_ings
shorten103511412shorten_
shortening1445302shortening
shortens11288992shortens
shortia1048192shorti_a
shortias1148092shortias
shortie10411342shorti_e
shorties11414582shorties
shortish1437422shortish
shoving142910642sho_ving
showing143814662sho_wing
showring1548322showring
shunting123610432shunting
shuting113212052sh_uting
shutting12309692shutting
skirting13289392skirting
slotting92612612slotting
smarting113212452smarting
snooting92813202snooting
snoring83917202snor_ing
snouting92511922snouting
sooting82820962s_ooting
sorbing102815262s_orbing
soring74731882s_or_ing
sorning83116812s_orning
spirting112913632spirting
sporing104319412spor_ing
spotting112812092spotting
spouting113511952spouting
spurting113111632spurting
starting93116172starting
storing83921122stor_ing
storming11209422storming
storying12249672storying
stotting92811162stotting
swotting12268482swotting
thorning1237512thorning
whoring142910292whor_ing

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 Limit121059883.75032282.4
3Display Results88880.0302933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691883.92045584.4
 
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