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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 “ambushers” 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.

60 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
ambushers164343(None) 
ambusher1544111ambusher_
ambushes1535801ambushe_s
abusers94710552a_bus_ers
ambushed1644462ambushe_d
amusers94610192am_us_ers
bushers124018802__bushers
mushers124016442_m_ushers
abasers95311973a_bas_ers
abashes12510373a_bashe_s
abuser85413683a_bus_er_
abuses85119103a_bus_e_s
abutters1056993a_butters
accusers12285903accus_ers
adjusters1744163adjusters
amassers10337843am_assers
ambeers11428923amb__eers
ambers104519583amb___ers
amblers115213563amb__lers
ambuscaders1861573ambuscaders
ambush1336113ambush___
ambushing1744033ambushing
ambushment1964443ambushment
ambushments2063693ambushments
amuser84712623am_us_er_
amuses85117943am_us_e_s
ankushes1544583ankushe_s
arousers84810983arous_ers
avouchers1743083avouchers
bashers124820833__bashers
blushers133911293_blushers
brushers134210573_brushers
bushels124110713__bushels
busher114922203__busher_
bushes115226113__bushe_s
buskers133414093__buskers
busters94724133__busters
crushers134010093_crushers
embossers1343413embossers
flushers14279733_flushers
gushers113512513__gushers
hagbushes1842563hagbushe_s
hamburgers18132663hamburgers
iambuses1235783iambus_e_s
mashers124621053_m_ashers
maybushes1942443maybushe_s
moshers124017843_m_oshers
mousers95216443_mous_ers
mouthers133811303_mouthers
musers84719103_m_us_ers
musher113820573_m_usher_
mushes114124563_m_ushe_s
musters94522513_m_usters
pushers123814503__pushers
rushers103816103__rushers
shushers14267053_shushers
smashers13339593sm_ashers
smushes123710093sm_ushe_s
tarbushes1444883tarbushe_s
ushers94415533___ushers

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 Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641606.62322443.2
3Display Results60600.0163750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691607.06225303.2
 
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