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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 “sparkiest” 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.

36 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
sparkiest1518809(None) 
sarkiest123615061s_arkiest
snarkiest13207631snarkiest
sparkliest1644571sparkliest
sparriest11198781sparriest
barkiest144115152_barkiest
larkiest123713312_larkiest
pawkiest17277882_pawkiest
perkiest143313242_perkiest
porkiest143513712_porkiest
scariest101615942scar_iest
scarriest11188392scarriest
shakiest151910932sha_kiest
skankiest12145702skankiest
smarmiest1335902smarmiest
smirkiest1535192smirkiest
snakiest122110542sna_kiest
snarliest91810202snarliest
spaciest122310892spa_ciest
sparest94616422spar__est
sparkier14298032sparkie_r
sparkish17276972sparki_sh
sparkles143210492sparkles_
sparklet143110592sparkle_t
sparklets15275842sparklets
sparsest1048812spar_sest
spikiest14259532sp_ikiest
spiriest102513452spir_iest
spookiest15156392spookiest
sportiest111711022sportiest
spriest92718642sp_r_iest
spunkiest15166562spunkiest
stalkiest1347902stalkiest
starkest1239722stark_est
starriest9159762starriest
swankiest16136202swankiest

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911214360.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121436363.95330720.0
3Display Results36360.0162250.0
 (SQL Overall)178691364.10943487.7
 
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