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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 “bodybuildings” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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

28 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
bodybuildings23695(None) 
bodybuilding2261291bodybuilding_
boatbuildings1991152boatbuildings
boatbuilding1881603boatbuilding_
bodybuilders216953bodybuild_ers
outbuildings1651443_outbuildings
bodyboarding2261684bodyboarding_
bodybuilder2061064bodybuild__er
bodyguarding2161274bodyguarding_
bookbindings2271444bookb_indings
buildings1334254____buildings
nonbuilding1552554no_nbuilding_
outbuilding1543544_outbuilding_
shipbuildings226684shipbuildings
abuilding1343565___abuilding_
boatbuilders1761105boatbuild_ers
bodysurfing2151115bodysu_rfing_
bookbinding2162085bookb_inding_
building1237505____building_
joyridings2241545jo_y_ri_dings
misbuilding1742735_misbuilding_
mouldings13273955mo___u_ldings
overbuilding1943795overbuilding_
prebuilding1742385_prebuilding_
rebuilding1443635__rebuilding_
shipbuilding216965shipbuilding_
unbuilding1443675__unbuilding_
upbuilding1642075__upbuilding_

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790288.17315268.6
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691288.57620836.2
 
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