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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 “shrubbery” 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.

31 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
shrubbery194170(None) 
rubbery14337592__rubbery
scrubber1434122scrubber_
scrubbers1543372scrubbers
shrubbier1642192shrubbier_
shrubby1742362shrubb__y
blubbery14294783_blubbery
drubber12357863_drubber_
drubbers13386033_drubbers
grubber12417913_grubber_
grubbers13316203_grubbers
robbery14348283__robbery
rubber104715793__rubber_
rubbers113913193__rubbers
scrubbed1533853scrubbe_d
scrubbier1543333scrubbier_
scrubbily1842313scrubbily
scrubby1642803scrubb__y
shrubberies1851963shrubberies
shrubbiest1742353shrubbiest
shuddery16263413sh_uddery
slabbery15375773s_labbery
slobbery15375663s_lobbery
slubber113010763s_lubber_
slubbers12349943s_lubbers
slumbery15296043s_lumbery
snobbery15514293s_nobbery
snubber11277733s_nubber_
snubbers12326673s_nubbers
throbber1543203throbber_
throbbers1643173throbbers

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641316.65622331.9
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.09225196.1
 
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