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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 “bobbies” 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.

68 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
bobbies10371456(None) 
bobbins103410341bobbins
bobbles104514911bobbles
boobies113718201boobies
bubbies103913511bubbies
dobbies124113061dobbies
hobbies143813341hobbies
lobbies113612461lobbies
babbles104416322babbles
babies106123652b_abies
barbies114519592barbies
bilbies114712342bilbies
bobbed104315832bobb_ed
bobber95016742bobb_er
bobberies12107892bobberies
bobbers103614282bobbers
bobbin93410732bobbi_n
bobbinet1157902bobbinet
bobbinets1243072bobbinets
bobbing113113192bobbing
bobble94115142bobble_
bobbled113811832bobbled
boccies133311512boccies
bodies94524142bo_dies
bogies94724312bo_gies
bombes124916822bomb_es
boobie104015292boobie_
boodies103721442boodies
boogies103719012boogies
bookies133819402bookies
boonies93422482boonies
booties94124612booties
bossies94116832bossies
bothies12414782bothies
bougies103715182bougies
bubbles104315962bubbles
bubblies1166772bubblies
busbies113011692busbies
cabbies133115162cabbies
cobbier133410162cobbier
cobbiest14118522cobbiest
cobbles133814822cobbles
corbies113520122corbies
cubbies133312882cubbies
dobbins12379532dobbins
dobies94422092do_bies
doobies103915672doobies
gobbles123512582gobbles
gobies95418062go_bies
hobbits14317552hobbits
hobbles143313782hobbles
hubbies143211562hubbies
kebbies1537252kebbies
lobbied12337172lobbied
loobies93814102loobies
nobbier11309162nobbier
nobbiest12117772nobbiest
nobbles114014522nobbles
rabbies113416052rabbies
robbins112811062robbins
rubbies114114112rubbies
tabbies112913502tabbies
tobies84521022to_bies
wobbles143412432wobbles
wobblies15297232wobblies
yabbies14279642yabbies
yobboes1445582yobboes
zombies2037992zombies

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 Filter1786911076710.360496363.9
2DLD Change Limit107671682.81338276.2
3Display Results68680.0302266.7
 (SQL Overall)178691683.20355788.6
 
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