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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 “outbuilding” 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.

42 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
outbuilding154354(None) 
outbuildings1651441outbuildings
boatbuilding1881602boatbuilding
outbidding1544632outb_idding
outbulging1444322outbu_lging
outbulking1744492outbu_lking
outbullying1752292outbullying
outguiding1344732outgui_ding
unbuilding1443672_unbuilding
upbuilding1642072_upbuilding
abuilding1343563__abuilding
boatbuildings1991153boatbuildings
bodybuilding2261293bodybuilding
building1237503___building
misbuilding1742733misbuilding
multibuilding1961343multibuilding
nonbuilding1552553nonbuilding
outbawling1644933outbawl_ing
outbreeding1554343outbreeding
outbribing1545573outbri_bing
outbuild1144843outbuild___
outbuilds1243113outbuild__s
outburning1345093outbu_rning
outbuying1545563outbu__ying
outchiding1745183outchi_ding
outdueling1244593outduel_ing
outduelling1342973outduelling
outfinding1545873out_finding
outkilling1545263out_killing
outpulling1344823outpu_lling
outriding11310623out_ri_ding
outsailing1137563outsail_ing
outscolding1543273outscolding
outsmiling1345743outsmil_ing
outsulking1544723outsu_lking
outwiling1337463out_wil_ing
outwilling1445803out_willing
outwinding1545653out_winding
outyielding1642443outyielding
overbuilding1943793overbuilding
prebuilding1742383prebuilding
rebuilding1443633_rebuilding

Search took 6 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 Filter1786911216330.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit121633425.19023436.0
3Display Results42420.0301400.0
 (SQL Overall)178691425.64031682.8
 
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