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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 “blabbing” 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.

42 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
blabbing1226672(None) 
blebbing12265671blebbing
blobbing12246921blobbing
blubbing12257011blubbing
slabbing13287781slabbing
babbling12228692b_abbling
babying1537962b_abying
barbing123716992b_arbing
bibbing11299612b_ibbing
blabbering14104362blabbering
blacking174213602blacking
blading113615362bla_ding
blagging13319162blagging
blaming123515692bla_ming
blanking154411932blanking
blaring104317112bla_ring
blasting114013432blasting
blatting114111652blatting
blawing134012752bla_wing
blazing193612392bla_zing
blebbings13242782blebbings
blurbing13326502blurbing
bobbing113113192b_obbing
brabbling1334962brabbling
cabbing143613152_cabbing
clubbing15266512clubbing
crabbing15287932crabbing
dabbing133511232_dabbing
drabbing14286802drabbing
flubbing16275882flubbing
gabbing133512032_gabbing
grabbing14267312grabbing
jabbing19319412_jabbing
lambing123412412_lambing
lobbing123110912_lobbing
nabbing12299962_nabbing
sabbing123314742_sabbing
scabbing15277192scabbing
slubbing13248032slubbing
stabbing13238762stabbing
swabbing16246452swabbing
tabbing123611912_tabbing

Search took 4 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 Limit121059423.31336540.6
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691423.74947663.6
 
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