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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbutterfingers” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

13 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
butterfingers196103(None) 
butterfingered218502butterfingered
butterfishes2052083butterfishe_s
butterflyers2061143butterf_lyers
befingers1544104b___e_fingers
butterflies1652654butterf_lie_s
butterflyer1951314butterf_lyer_
butterier1177454butter_i__er_
butteries11711764butter_i__e_s
buttering122312524butter_ing___
gutterings12224914gutter_ing__s
mastersingers1671204mastersingers
supersingers1584344su_persingers

Search took 5 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 Filter178691950240.356501941.0
2DLD Change Limit95024134.54620902.8
3Display Results13130.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691134.90236452.7