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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 “starring” 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.

82 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
starring9231295(None) 
scarring112511511scarring
sparring113112221sparring
staring84527051sta_ring
starling93017121starling
starting93116171starting
starving122510171starving
stirring9299651stirring
tarring83318301_tarring
barring104021592_barring
charring142913162charring
costarring1345392costarring
earring83519012_earring
garring93116712_garring
gnarring10225972gnarring
instarring1144062instarring
jarring153613192_jarring
marring103319562_marring
parring103222062_parring
sabring102614842s_abring
sacring103115982s_acring
scarfing14309712scarfing
scaring103421972sca_ring
scarping133312462scarping
scarting113415262scarting
searing83330922sea_ring
sharing113723242sha_ring
sharking163912972sharking
sharping143011372sharping
shirring122910442shirring
skirring13297142skirring
slurring9288832slurring
smarting113212452smarting
snarfing12358662snarfing
snaring83920952sna_ring
snarling92513182snarling
soaring83521892soa_ring
sparging122611132sparging
sparing104823872spa_ring
sparking152812542sparking
sparling112714532sparling
spurring11339762spurring
stabbing13238762stabbing
stabling112913652stabling
stacking154215082stacking
staffing15247492staffing
stagging113310512stagging
staging93818372sta_ging
staining9413372staining
staking123919802sta_king
staling83925422sta_ling
stalking133512222stalking
stalling95116702stalling
stamping133310962stamping
standing103413632standing
stanging104013652stanging
staning83922242sta_ning
stapling112813152stapling
starching1538592starching
starlings10237922starlings
starrier8279462starrier
startling1037372startling
stashing123511582stashing
stating83725162sta_ting
staving113915702sta_ving
staying114017322sta_ying
steering93916792steering
sterling93615552sterling
stirrings10224692stirrings
storing83921122st_oring
storming11209422storming
storying12249672storying
strafing122111192strafing
strawing122411622strawing
straying122912692straying
string75327562st__ring
swarding1359002swarding
swarming1458222swarming
taring73932282_ta_ring
tarrying12146722_tarrying
tarting84222652_tarting
warring113717972_warring

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911210590.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit121059827.97015189.3
3Display Results82820.0302733.3
 (SQL Overall)178691828.40621257.6
 
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