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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 “strings” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

105 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
strings8461713(None) 
sorings83817251sorings
springs104415921springs
stings76220181st_ings
string75327561string_
stringy114111071stringy
airings83913842airings
astringe938222astringe
astringes1038332astringes
borings103614242borings
brings94618432_brings
darings93713652darings
earings84517712earings
estrins7315852estrin_s
firings114112332firings
lustrings10245552lustrings
outrings92811052outrings
parings104219212parings
restrings10159292restrings
rings65029172__rings
sacrings11278922sacrings
sarins63932622sarin_s
sarongs84511802sarongs
savings114412952savings
sayings113610832sayings
seeings84411292seeings
sergings10299212sergings
serines74229542serines
sering74731812sering_
seringa83310742seringa
seringas9339002seringas
serins64029672serin_s
servings12249222servings
settings93810072settings
sewings11369172sewings
shorings12269482shorings
shrines104618692shrines
shrinks14397912shrinks
sidings94011462sidings
sings65532702s__ings
siring75128312siring_
sittings9339732sittings
sizings17378012sizings
skiings12295732skiings
slings74618012s_lings
soarings93210392soarings
soring74731882soring_
sprangs104610052sprangs
sprigs94814772spri_gs
spring94526012spring_
springe103913982springe
springes114014032springes
springy13359662springy
sprints94113772sprints
stagings10378342stagings
staigs75414812stai_gs
stains64923652stain_s
stangs75018162st_angs
staring84527052staring_
starlings10237922starlings
steins64818342stein_s
sterlings10308752sterlings
sting65330242st_ing_
stingo74212162st_ingo
stingos8459452st_ingos
stingy105213202st_ingy
stinks105616832st_inks
stints65119762st_ints
stirrings10224692stirrings
storing83921122storing_
strains74218152strain_s
strands83711952strands
strang75718312strang_
strange85416342strange
stranges94516762stranges
stricks134310692stricks
strides84520392strides
strifes104716582strifes
strikes114719092strikes
stringed102911872stringed
stringer93812942stringer
stringers104210642stringers
stripes95320572stripes
stripings12215202stripings
strips85719652stri_ps
strives104119372strives
strong74914882strong_
strung75213022strung_
strunts7429542strunts
stying105414572stying_
stylings12276232stylings
subrings11229882subrings
surfings12268072surfings
swings104714452s_wings
syringa11366352syringa
syringas12285952syringas
syringe11349472syringe
syringes122810212syringes
things104914302_things
tings65329202_t_ings
trigs65423062_tri_gs
trines64132562_trines
unstrings1046012unstrings
wirings113910112wirings
wrings104012972_wrings

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 Filter1786911076710.673265514.1
2DLD Change Limit1076711052.89037256.4
3Display Results1051050.0462282.6
 (SQL Overall)1786911053.60949512.6
 
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