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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 “buttermilks” 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.

28 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
buttermilks195147(None) 
buttermilk1851961buttermilk_
butterballs1552273butterballs
butterflies1652653butterflies
butteries11711763butter_i_es
batteries11615114batter_i_es
betterments1544714betterments
butleries11710074butler_i_es
butterball1452804butterbal_l
butterburs1443154butter_burs
buttercups1652094butter_cups
butterfats1552774butter_fats
butterfish1853274butterfi_sh
butterfishes2052084butterfishes
butterflied1752004butterflied
butterfly1742954butter_fl_y
butterier1177454butter_i_er
butteriest1276884butter_iest
buttering122312524butter_i_ng
butterless1244194butter_less
butternuts1242984butter_nuts
butters94521724butter____s
butterweeds1762204butterweeds
butterworts1653164butterworts
gutterings12224914gutter_ings
outtricks1544324outt_r_icks
overmilks1844454__overmilks
uttermosts1252904_uttermosts

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit148819288.34617831.2
3Display Results28280.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691288.74920424.2
 
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