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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 “shampooing” 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.

33 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
shampooing184309(None) 
shamoying1844522sham_oying
champing183610933champ__ing
championing2152733championing
hallooing1366343_hallooing
hamboning1745893_hamboning
hampering1738863_hampering
harpooning1644483_harpooning
lampooning1543533_lampooning
sampling13510643s_amp_ling
scampering1745323scampering
scamping153510193scamp__ing
shadowing1744263sha_dowing
shallowing1744113shallowing
shambling1735593sham_bling
shaming133016743sham___ing
shamming16289413sham__ming
shammying2042953sham_mying
shampoo1435373shampoo___
shampooed1742943shampoo_ed
shampooer1643063shampoo_er
shampooers1742493shampooers
shampoos1544603shampoo__s
shaping133116183sha_p__ing
sharpening1644883sharpening
sharping143011373sharp__ing
shmoozing2443613sh_moozing
shooing112112913sh___ooing
sjamboking2641933sjamboking
stampeding1642983stampeding
stamping133310963stamp__ing
swamping16307923swamp__ing
tamponing1445993_tamponing

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911406030.470380193.6
2DLD Change Limit140603336.59321326.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.07925242.4
 
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