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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 “stubby” 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.

33 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
stubby134504(None) 
snubby1344531snubby
stubbly1444471stubbly
tubby124511401_tubby
bubby115013932_bubby
chubby1844122chubby
clubby1534682clubby
cubby145212122_cubby
grubby14324502grubby
hubby155011402_hubby
knubby1742782knubby
nubby125011032_nubby
rubby124413862_rubby
scabby1535502scabby
scrubby1642802scrubby
shabby1635802shabby
shrubby1742362shrubby
slobby1334802slobby
snobby1334402snobby
squabby2343282squabby
stably113314122stably
stub66221842stu_b_
stubbed12378082stubbed
stubbily1564242stubbily
stubble1136842stubble
stubs75016072stu_bs
studly10397692studly
study94411792stu_dy
stuffy15317082stuffy
stumpy13458132stumpy
sturdy1037042sturdy
swabby1634352swabby
tabby125213892_tabby

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit82551332.69030688.1
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691333.04958606.4
 
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