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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 “stargazing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 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
stargazing219332(None) 
stargazings22101701stargazings
saggaring12236243s_aggaring
sparging122611133sparg__ing
staggering13194583staggering
stagging113310513sta_g_ging
staging93818373sta_g__ing
stagnating1254973stagnating
stanging104013653stang__ing
starching1538593star_ching
stargaze1844553stargaz__e
stargazed2043073stargaz_ed
stargazer1942593stargaz_er
stargazers2041803stargazers
stargazes1944083stargaz_es
staring84527053star___ing
starling93017123star__ling
starring92312953star__ring
starting93116173star__ting
startling1037373star_tling
starveling1444263starveling
starving122510173star__ving
strafing122111193st_r_afing
straggling1344303straggling
stravaging1543723stravaging
strawing122411623st_r_awing
straying122912693st_r_aying
streaking142010323st_reaking
streaming12239653st_reaming
striating10914193st_riating
targeting1137303_targeting

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911406030.830215290.4
2DLD Change Limit140603318.65616243.4
3Display Results31310.0132384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691319.49918811.6
 
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