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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 “bubals” 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.

44 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
bubals10351384(None) 
bubal94218211bubal_
bubale104014621bubale
bubales113513341bubales
bubalis11359901bubalis
baals76122702b_aals
babas96325732baba_s
babels105216722babels
babuls105413642babuls
bals66354042__bals
borals86721912borals
bubbas94110702bubbas
bubble94016592bubble
bubbles104315962bubbles
bubbly124110352bubbly
bubkes144612622bubkes
buboes104513992buboes
bubs86235502bub__s
bubus95115452bub_us
buhls105111802bu_hls
bulbels11398012bulbels
bulbils11338332bulbils
bulbuls11346782bulbuls
bulls75629572bu_lls
bunas75126572buna_s
burans85019302burans
buras74736302bura_s
burials93612082burials
burls74228852bu_rls
busbars1138152busbars
buttals938502buttals
butyls1176752butyls
cabals104020152cabals
duals65620082du_als
jubas144614222juba_s
jumbals18106532jumbals
murals84016762murals
pibals103813082pibals
rubels84112992rubels
sabals84618862sabals
subahs114512382subahs
subas74724072suba_s
tubal75517202tubal_
tubas75119582tuba_s

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit82551442.56332208.7
3Display Results44440.0133384.6
 (SQL Overall)178691442.96660246.5
 
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