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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 “nailbrushes” 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.

32 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
nailbrushes165130(None) 
airbrushes1552172_airbrushes
hairbrushes1951692hairbrushes
nailbrush1451182nailbrush__
airbrushed1651553_airbrushed
paintbrushes197893paintbrushes
railbuses1143623railb_us_es
railbusses1252033railb_usses
sagebrushes1751553sagebrushes
airbrush1342344_airbrush__
airbuses1067074_airb_us_es
airbusses1153614_airb_usses
ambushes1535804_a_mb_ushes
backrushes2143774ba_ckrushes
brushes124014664____brushes
buckbrushes2451584buckbrushes
bullrushes1552524_bullrushes
bulrushes1443324_bul_rushes
hagbushes1842564ha_gb_ushes
hairbrush1751804hairbrush__
inrushes1136274__i_nrushes
jailhouses2043004jailhous_es
maybushes1942444ma_yb_ushes
namaycushes216434namaycushes
nimbuses1244664n_imb_us_es
rabbitbrushes197524rabbitbrushes
sailfishes1644644sail_fishes
saltbushes1542174sa_ltbushes
snowbrushes1951424snowbrushes
tarbushes1444884ta_rb_ushes
underbrushes1852204underbrushes
walruses11554974wa_l_rus_es

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819328.87316772.1
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691329.31219189.3
 
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