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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 “strawing” 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.

58 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
strawing12241162(None) 
strafing122111191strafing
straying122912691straying
strewing12289851strewing
strowing122310561strowing
drawing123812052_drawing
estraying1338292estraying
parawing14310582parawing
sawing104323812s__awing
scraping133310862scraping
scrawling15195582scrawling
screwing14288232screwing
shawing143514882s_hawing
shrewing15228092shrewing
snawing113612482s_nawing
sprawling15175122sprawling
spraying14299882spraying
staging93818372st_aging
staking123919802st_aking
staling83925422st_aling
staning83922242st_aning
staring84527052st_aring
starling93017122starling
starring92312952starring
starting93116172starting
starving122510172starving
stating83725162st_ating
staving113915702st_aving
staying114017322st_aying
steading103613592steading
stealing93416602stealing
steaming114013212steaming
stewing113412492st_ewing
stowing113315132st_owing
strain64919572stra_in_
straining10410562straining
strains74218152stra_ins
stranding1149652stranding
strang75718312stra__ng
strapping1436992strapping
strawier1137492strawier
streaking142010322streaking
streaming12239652streaming
striating10914192striating
striding102713602striding
striking133012232striking
string75327562str__ing
striping112612522striping
striving122611392striving
stroking132610942stroking
stroying122410592stroying
tawing104521552_t_awing
thawing14378682_thawing
thrawing1535962thrawing
tracing103720152_tracing
trading93517972_trading
trawling122710782_trawling
trowing113413702_trowing

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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059583.87631233.0
3Display Results58580.0301933.3
 (SQL Overall)178691584.29641594.7
 
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