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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 “outstarting” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

66 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
outstarting124501(None) 
outsmarting1444381outsmarting
outstaring1137801outstar_ing
outstating1139361outsta_ting
outskating1536852outska_ting
outsoaring1137702outsoar_ing
outstanding1344552outstanding
outstaying1446092outsta_ying
outstunting1243782outstunting
upstarting1343882_upstarting
lustrating1147783lu_strating
misstarting14125203misstarting
outacting1239213ou__tacting
outbarking1746213out_barking
outboasting1444243outboasting
outcharging1843783outcharging
outcharming1943583outcharming
outdaring1179723out_dar_ing
outdating11810863out_da_ting
outearning1146743out_earning
outeating10814493out_ea_ting
outfasting1446333out_fasting
outfeasting1543843outfeasting
outglaring1246273outglar_ing
outhearing1438443outhear_ing
outlasting1137523out_lasting
outlearning1243543outlearning
outrating10916403out_ra_ting
outroaring1138833outroar_ing
outsailing1137563outs_ailing
outsaying1338703outs_a_ying
outscoring1346233outscor_ing
outscorning1443473outscorning
outserving1446743outs_erving
outshaming1645663outsha_ming
outshooting15104153outshooting
outshouting1583813outshouting
outsitting1147133outs_itting
outsnoring1145613outsnor_ing
outsourcing1452973outsourcing
outspanning1443563outspanning
outsparkling1951653outsparkling
outspring1238903outs_pr_ing
outstart81611283outstart___
outstarted1155073outstart_ed
outstarts9176323outstart__s
outstation1046163outsta_tion
outstations1145343outsta_tions
outsteering1244553outsteering
outstriding1344203outstriding
outstriving1543793outstriving
outstudying1642153outstudying
outswearing1544073outswear_ing
outtalking1545483out_talking
outtasking1545723out_tasking
outtrading1247153out_trading
outwaiting1446733out_waiting
outwarring1445363out_warring
outwasting1446433out_wasting
outwearing1437183outwear_ing
outwearying1843203outwearying
restarting11310663_restarting
starting93116173___starting
unstartling1242383_unstartling
unstating10711213_unsta_ting
upstaring1235963_upstar_ing

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.373479064.3
2DLD Change Limit121633665.26623097.8
3Display Results66660.0302200.0
 (SQL Overall)178691665.66931520.7
 
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