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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 “sparged” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

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92 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
sparged11351276(None) 
parged104922041_parged
spared95427491spar_ed
sparge94216051sparge_
sparger103613081sparger
sparges104016341sparges
sparked143513141sparked
sparred104512861sparred
barged105822642_barged
charged144614022charged
paged95926782_pa_ged
panged104722342_panged
pared86946762_par_ed
parge85831852_parge_
parges94529542_parges
parget94529392_parget
parked134425142_parked
parled94626292_parled
parred95024072_parred
parsed96323892_parsed
parted94228682_parted
purged104918262_purged
sagged94120012s_agged
sarge65531132s_arge_
sarges75128592s_arges
scared95227292scar_ed
scarfed134711182scarfed
scarped124314402scarped
scarred104512632scarred
scarted104816122scarted
seared75232842sear_ed
serged84118772s_erged
shagged134210132shagged
shared105829062shar_ed
sharked153613912sharked
sharped134112052sharped
slagged104312772slagged
slanged94112852slanged
smarted105012612smarted
snagged104010672snagged
snared74824552snar_ed
snarfed11378752snarfed
snarled83612362snarled
soared74324292soar_ed
spaced114517252spa_ced
spaded103816752spa_ded
spaed85522272spa__ed
spalled103113132spalled
spammed14348522spammed
spangled1236152spangled
spanked143111732spanked
spanned104111222spanned
spare75135562spar_e_
sparer84524962spar_er
spares84834552spar_es
spargers11389732spargers
sparid94016932spar_id
sparker133914362sparker
sparkled15317732sparkled
sparoid102311542sparoid
sparse84516342sparse_
sparser94311482sparser
spasmed12296992spasmed
spathed134013182spathed
spatted104014142spatted
spawned13316802spawned
spayed124213612spa_yed
speared104314422spear_ed
spired94921862spir_ed
spirted103913072spirted
splurged1243922splurged
sponged1137952sponged
spored94821792spor_ed
sported104015432sported
sprayed13398902sprayed
spurge93711322spurge_
spurges104111652spurges
spurned10339262spurned
spurred103610622spurred
spurted103111972spurted
staged84521562sta_ged
stagged104212082stagged
stanged94113852stanged
stared75429872star_ed
starred85013452starred
started84217322started
starved114911572starved
surged84118882s_urged
swaged114212252swa_ged
swagged13419152swagged
swarded1238152swarded
swarmed1367482swarmed

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911076710.750238254.7
2DLD Change Limit107671925.73318780.9
3Display Results92920.0332787.9
 (SQL Overall)178691926.51627423.4
 
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