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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 “sticking” 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.

79 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
sticking15351346(None) 
sicking143720171s_icking
slicking153712591slicking
snicking153610231snicking
stacking154215081stacking
stickling1647001stickling
stinking133113541stinking
stocking152912501stocking
ticking143218751_ticking
anticking1649242anticking
bricking173911402bricking
clicking173610982clicking
cricking173412652cricking
deticking1736042deticking
dicking153617612_dicking
flicking184110042flicking
hoicking1836052hoicking
kicking133314022_kicking
licking144118282_licking
nicking143516322_nicking
picking163418332_picking
pricking173212602pricking
ricking143920232_ricking
sacking144122702s_acking
shacking184014082shacking
shirking163210472shirking
shocking184311542shocking
shucking18339432shucking
siccing12319512s_iccing
sickling152910332s_ickling
silking123715592s_ilking
sinking123320542s_inking
skinking12299772skinking
slacking153914132slacking
slicing103514642slic_ing
slinking133412982slinking
smacking173510762smacking
smirking15277232smirking
smocking17349102smocking
snacking153411702snacking
socking143518602s_ocking
specking17359732specking
spicing123914532spic_ing
spiking144312882spi_king
staking123919802st_aking
stalking133512222stalking
steeking133411352steeking
stickier14229762stickier
stickies142211972stickies
stickily1736082stickily
stickit1339462sticki_t
stickpin1643762stickpin_
stickpins1744092stickpins
stiffing15248702stiffing
stifling122110912stifling
stilling93415322stilling
stilting93312402stilting
stimying1437502stimying
stinging103213452stinging
stinting93415742stinting
stirring9299652stirring
stitching1547102stitching
stockings16296092stockings
stoking123615592st_oking
stooking132711142stooking
strickling1744952strickling
striking133012232striking
stroking132610942stroking
sucking143217412s_ucking
swinking163410322swinking
tacking144421482_tacking
ticcing12308632_ticcing
tickings15368582_tickings
tickling15309432_tickling
tricking152714512tricking
tucking143415182_tucking
unsticking1744942unsticking
wicking173414772_wicking
wricking18349492wricking

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 Filter1786911210590.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit121059793.23337444.8
3Display Results79790.0332393.9
 (SQL Overall)178691793.70248268.8
 
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