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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 “rugby” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 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
rugby1144813(None) 
rubby124413861rubby
ruby97819941ru_by
brumby15385952brumby
bubby115013932bubby
buggy124613482buggy
busby126113292busby
crumby15408112crumby
cubby145212122cubby
druggy12344742druggy
fuggy135411672fuggy
grubby14324502grubby
hubby155011402hubby
muggy125612372muggy
nubby125011032nubby
outby10411532outby
puggy124612322puggy
raggy106116572raggy
ribby12419682ribby
roughy137010852roughy
rub56342822ru_b_
rubbly133710612rubbly
rube65532012ru_be
rubs66133492ru_bs
ruddy104511752ruddy
rug46039152rug__
ruga56121232rug_a
rugae65114762rugae
rugal65916092rugal
rugs56033682rug_s
ruly76323142ru_ly
rumba93612512rumba
rumbly134412162rumbly
rummy124212412rummy
runny84613482runny
runty86119042runty
rushy115414812rushy
rusty85221052rusty
rutty85617802rutty
tubby124511402tubby
ugly86012382_ugly
upby1139062_upby
vuggy13589482vuggy

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800431.90628226.7
3Display Results43430.0133307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691432.23280058.7
 
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