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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 “sparing” 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.

184 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
sparing10482387(None) 
paring94236491_paring
scaring103421971scaring
searing83330921searing
sharing113723241sharing
snaring83920951snaring
soaring83521891soaring
spacing123614491spacing
spading113114381spading
spaeing103413541spaeing
sparging122611131sparging
sparking152812541sparking
sparling112714531sparling
sparring113112221sparring
spaying133014621spaying
spearing113216101spearing
spiring103918181spiring
sporing104319411sporing
spring94526011sp_ring
staring84527051staring
aspiring1138872aspiring
baring95135852_baring
bearing103624772bearing
blaring104317112blaring
caring95137992_caring
charing133721322charing
daring84928682_daring
earing75235482_earing
faring105231282_faring
fearing113520032fearing
flaring114116802flaring
gearing92818842gearing
glaring93714882glaring
haring104233002_haring
hearing113324162hearing
nearing83020332nearing
oaring74225302_oaring
pacing114522752_pacing
paging104020402_paging
pairing103716732_pairing
paling93530132_paling
parang93715512_parang
parging113318602_parging
parings104219212_parings
parking143423042_parking
parling103823762_parling
parring103222062_parring
parsing103819552_parsing
parting103527382_parting
paving124519742_paving
pawing124519552_pawing
paying123722162_paying
poring94227272_poring
raring74332872_raring
rearing83128782rearing
roaring82916002roaring
sabring102614842sabring
sacring103115982sacring
saning75127642s_aning
sapling103217862sapling
sapping123519312sapping
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
spacings13287042spacings
spaeings11276252spaeings
spalling113213462spalling
spamming15317602spamming
spang84919732spa__ng
spanking153911972spanking
spanning113311082spanning
sparid94016932spari_d
sparids103512122sparids
sparingly1537282sparingly
sparkling16226352sparkling
sparlings12257152sparlings
spartina1037982spartina
spasming13227202spasming
spatting113111762spatting
spavin114210652spavin_
spavins12419322spavins
spawning14296912spawning
speaking153212492speaking
speaning113512242speaning
speering113116322speering
speiring113711262speiring
spewing133110452spewing
sphering142811942sphering
spicing123914532spicing
spiering112713352spiering
spiking144312882spiking
spiling102919702spiling
spirting112913632spirting
spiting103917622spiting
splaying14219302splaying
spoking143212222spoking
spooring113111462spooring
sporting112415462sporting
sprain83614862sprain_
sprains93013592sprains
sprang95713522sp_rang
spraying14299882spraying
sprig85617742sp_ri_g
springe103913982sp_ringe
springs104415922sp_rings
springy13359662sp_ringy
sprint84526792sp_rint
sprung94610032sp_rung
spuing94313362sp_uing
spuming1248522spuming
spurning11258662spurning
spurring11339762spurring
spurting113111632spurting
spying123913252sp_ying
squaring18158632squaring
staging93818372staging
staking123919802staking
staling83925422staling
staning83922242staning
starling93017122starling
starring92312952starring
starting93116172starting
starving122510172starving
stating83725162stating
staving113915702staving
staying114017322staying
storing83921122storing
string75327562s_tring
subring104116262subring
sugaring1039052sugaring
supering11317682supering
swaging124210632swaging
swarding1359002swarding
swarming1458222swarming
swaying143610642swaying
swearing123711442swearing
taring73932282_taring
tearing84021492tearing
unsparing1237712unsparing
waring105029442_waring
wearing113318862wearing

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 Filter1786911076710.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit1076711842.95336461.6
3Display Results1841840.0603066.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911843.40652463.6
 
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