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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forladybug” 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.

20 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
ladybug144147(None) 
ladybugs1541431ladybugs
adytum1243733_adytum
bedbug12193973bed_bug
debug94210063__debug
ladanum1045183ladanum
lading84227123lad_ing
ladling92813393ladling
lady86527163lady___
ladybird1542153ladybird
ladyish14287823ladyish
ladykin1543963ladykin
laying104525703la_ying
layout9513703la_yout
layup1037723la_y_up
lazying2046673lazying
lovebug1342033lovebug
mealybug165883mealybug
mudbug1243253mud_bug
redbug10165473red_bug

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 Filter1786911340270.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit134027206.58020368.8
3Display Results20200.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691207.00325516.4