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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 “buckaroo” 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.

27 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
buckaroo164442(None) 
buckaroos1743801buckaroos
buckeroo1644311buckeroo
buckayro1942222buckayro
buckayros2051952buckayros
buckeroos1744162buckeroos
jackaroo2143982jackaroo
backdrop19114253backdrop
backroom1846093back_room
bucker145420463bucker__
buckers153517453bucker_s
bucko134614023buck___o
buckos143710893buck__os
buckra1436753buck_r_a
buckram1746113buck_ram
buckrams1844483buckrams
buckras1537343buck_ras
buckshot1954963buckshot
bugaboo1244313bu_gaboo
cockapoo1893823cockapoo
cockatoo16105783cockatoo
cuckoo1486413cuck__oo
jackaroos2243523jackaroos
jackeroo2143743jackeroo
karoo92519583___karoo
pickaroon1752893pickaroon
tuckahoe1742313tuckahoe

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911461620.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit146162276.17023689.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.59227107.3
 
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