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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 “starling” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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95 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
starling9301712(None) 
snarling92513181snarling
sparling112714531sparling
stabling112913651stabling
staling83925421sta_ling
stalling95116701stalling
stapling112813151stapling
staring84527051star_ing
starlings10237921starlings
starring92312951starring
starting93116171starting
startling1037371startling
starving122510171starving
sterling93615551sterling
carling103727062_carling
darling93418362_darling
gnarling10217602gnarling
marling103322762_marling
parling103823762_parling
pearling11912012pearling
sailing83927372s_ailing
sapling103217862s_apling
scaling103519372sca_ling
scarfing14309712scarfing
scaring103421972scar_ing
scarping133312462scarping
scarring112511512scarring
scarting113415262scarting
sealing83528562sea_ling
searing83330922sear_ing
sharing113723242shar_ing
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
shauling1249392shauling
shawling1558222shawling
shearling1336922shearling
skirling13249062skirling
smarting113212452smarting
snailing92912972snailing
snarfing12358662snarfing
snaring83920952snar_ing
soaring83521892soar_ing
spalling113213462spalling
sparging122611132sparging
sparing104823872spar_ing
sparking152812542sparking
sparkling16226352sparkling
sparlings12257152sparlings
sparring113112222sparring
stabbing13238762stabbing
stablings12256102stablings
stacking154215082stacking
staffing15247492staffing
stagging113310512stagging
staging93818372sta_ging
staining9413372staining
staking123919802sta_king
stalking133512222stalking
stamping133310962stamping
standing103413632standing
stanging104013652stanging
staning83922242sta_ning
starching1538592starching
starlike1238812starlike
starlit71512912starli_t
starveling1444262starveling
stashing123511582stashing
stating83725162sta_ting
staving113915702sta_ving
staying114017322sta_ying
stealing93416602stealing
steeling93615142steeling
sterlings10308752sterlings
stifling122110912stifling
stilling93415322stilling
stirring9299652stirring
stooling93113132stooling
storing83921122stor_ing
storming11209422storming
storying12249672storying
strafing122111192strafing
strawing122411622strawing
straying122912692straying
string75327562st_r_ing
styling112910652st_yling
swarding1359002swarding
swarming1458222swarming
swirling12249142swirling
tabling103216032_tabling
tailing82923102_tailing
taring73932282_tar_ing
tarring83318302_tarring
tarting84222652_tarting
tirling83315732_tirling
yearling1297882yearling

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 Filter1786911210590.810220606.2
2DLD Change Limit121059953.75032282.4
3Display Results95950.0462065.2
 (SQL Overall)178691954.60638795.3
 
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