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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 “buttressed” 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.

29 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
buttressed134398(None) 
buttresses1245661buttresses
buttress1035882buttress__
outdressed12235322outdressed
outpressed13126152outpressed
buttered112712623butt_e_red
butterweed1643053butterweed
buttressing1453053buttressing
distressed1246443distressed
fortressed1443583fortressed
hotpressed1643143hotpressed
huntresses1345283huntresses
mattresses1245433mattresses
outblessed1343943outblessed
outcrossed1354143outcrossed
outdresses11236823outdresses
outgrossed1254163outgrossed
outguessed1242893outguessed
outpresses12157253outpresses
restressed1146653restressed
stressed9128543__stressed
suppressed1544533suppressed
tressed83714263___tressed
tutoresses1044373tutoresses
undressed1138343_undressed
unpressed1237953_unpressed
unstressed1145083unstressed
untrussed1045543_untrussed
waitressed1442923waitressed

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 Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603296.61021271.3
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691297.01625469.1
 
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