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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 “starkly” 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.

30 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
starkly1427703(None) 
sparkly16348131sparkly
darkly145411072_darkly
sarky125521782s_ark_y
scarily12311702scarily
sharply15406832sharply
slackly1635262slackly
smartly12497432smartly
snarkily1534582snarkily
snarky134210842snark_y
snarly93815002snar_ly
sparely123410672sparely
sparkily1735022sparkily
sparkle133710212sparkle
sparky154511522spark_y
stably113314122sta_bly
stagily1139052stagily
staidly1136682staidly
stalely1039212stalely
stalkily1534822stalkily
stalky13499302stalk_y
starchy15286742starchy
stark95425622stark__
starker114114692starker
starry94911672star_ry
startle72511122startle
startsy10536702startsy
stately10310222stately
sternly1037852sternly
tartly96014022_tartly

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit107671306.20617349.5
3Display Results30300.0132307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691306.35928100.5
 
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