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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 “bitternut” 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.

28 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
bitternut114432(None) 
bitternuts1242721bitternuts
butternut1144741butternut
bitterest1147712bitterest
bittern94810682bittern__
bitterns10428952bittern_s
butternuts1242982butternuts
betelnut1043803b_etelnut
bitten84715123bitte_n__
bitter84622673bitter___
bittered112711833bitter_ed
bitterer10309773bitter_er
bittering122511993bittering
bitterish1446133bitterish
bitterly1335603bitter_ly
bitterness1245553bitterness
bitterroot1253793bitterroot
bitters94920363bitter__s
butterbur1342923butterbur
buttercup1542263buttercup
butterfat1444093butterfat
cittern9339143cittern__
citterns10318123cittern_s
gittern8337503gittern__
gitterns9326573gittern_s
intercut10411113_intercut
jitterbug1941703jitterbug
litterbug1242393litterbug

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 Filter1786911486410.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148641286.83021763.0
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691287.27924548.8
 
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