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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 “sturdy” 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.

36 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
sturdy103704(None) 
study94411791stu_dy
curdy115916522_curdy
saury84317222saur_y
scurfy14338762scurfy
scurry11419592scurry
scurvy14386102scurvy
slurry9378602slurry
sourly93612212sourly
spurry11429122spurry
starry94911672starry
steady103510202steady
storey95217612storey
stormy115510732stormy
story86723032stor_y
stoury9529942stour_y
stray88525572st_ray
stroy87720392st_roy
stubby1345042stubby
stud56220092stu_d_
studly10397692studly
studs64415872stu_ds
stuffy15317082stuffy
stumpy13458132stumpy
sturdily1245082sturdily
sturt56028962stur_t
sturts63915142sturts
surd56433812s_urd_
surds65624662s_urds
surfy115319472s_urfy
surgy95118522s_urgy
surly85124432s_urly
tardy94720462_tardy
turd56027622_turd_
turds65021692_turds
turfy114315402_turfy

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 Filter178691825510.326548131.9
2DLD Change Limit82551362.42334069.7
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691362.76264696.2
 
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