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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 “shimmering” 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.

65 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
shimmering188462(None) 
simmering1467821s_immering
glimmering1643712glimmering
hammering1737632_hammering
shimming16278252shimm__ing
shimmying2042532shimm_ying
shivering1637332shi_vering
simpering1449292s_impering
stammering1544522stammering
summering1458752s_ummering
whimpering2143852whimpering
chambering20116043chambering
chamfering21125333chamfering
chippering2045163chippering
chittering16107183chittering
glimmerings1751873glimmerings
hampering1738863_hampering
hindering14310273_hindering
homering141512073_h_omering
immerging1544103__immerging
immersing1445123__immersing
immuring1335533__immuring
limbering1488793_limbering
mammering1337333_mammering
philtering1646253philtering
rehammering1953363rehammering
reimmersing1642823reimmersing
scampering1745323scampering
schmeering1843433schmeering
shamming16289413shamm__ing
shammying2042953shamm_ying
shattering1498283shattering
sheering123715103sh__eering
sheltering1446493sheltering
shieling123512403shi__eling
shikarring1881703shikarring
shimmer143310873shimmer___
shimmered1744783shimmer_ed
shimmers15269413shimmer__s
shimmery18265253shimmer__y
shinneying17182673shinneying
shirring122910443shi__rring
showering1646403sh_owering
shuddering1643513shuddering
shuttering1496563shuttering
silvering1337923s_ilvering
sintering101014803s_intering
sistering101213753s_istering
skimming17286273skimm__ing
skippering1943673skippering
skittering1535393skittering
slimming13288093slimm__ing
slithering1496893slithering
slivering1338083sli_vering
slumbering15105323slumbering
snickering1744863snickering
sniggering1343763sniggering
spiering112713353spi__ering
steamering1345443steamering
swimming16316323swimm__ing
swithering17105213swithering
timbering14117723_timbering
whickering2343413whickering
whispering1944343whispering
yammering1735193_yammering

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603656.50021631.2
3Display Results65650.0331969.7
 (SQL Overall)178691656.93925751.7
 
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