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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 “bulwarked” 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.

25 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
bulwarked194244(None) 
bulwark1645212bulwark__
bulwarks1744132bulwark_s
barked135027313b___arked
bedwarfed1942353bedwarfed
beswarmed1743083beswarmed
bewared13310113b_ewar_ed
blacked163613373b_l_acked
blanked144011223b_l_anked
blared95018243b_l_ar_ed
bleared104211253b_lear_ed
bulked134216743bul___ked
bulwarking2042553bulwarking
burked135220883bu___rked
larked114519473__l_arked
outbarked1636673outbarked
outwalked1745293outwalked
outwarred1345473outwarred
outworked1745573outworked
unmarked15248813_unmarked
unwarmed1437303_unwarmed
unwarned1238453_unwarned
unwarped1436873_unwarped
unworked16238503_unworked
warked144421213___warked

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 Limit148641257.12620859.0
3Display Results25250.0161562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691257.57823580.2
 
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