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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 “buboes” 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.

57 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
buboes10451399(None) 
bubkes144612621bubkes
buboed113010001buboed
babes95834112bab_es
babies106123652babies
baboos103517012baboos
baubees11348712baubees
baubles113611862baubles
bebops1237622bebops
bibles104617642bibles
bilboes114410242bilboes
bimboes13498732bimboes
boubous1138692boubous
bubales113513342bubales
bubals103513842bubals
bubbas94110702bubbas
bubbies103913512bubbies
bubbles104315962bubbles
bubo85621912bubo__
bubs86235502bub__s
bubus95115452bub_us
buckoes153810392buckoes
budges104820132budges
bugles94822442bugles
bulbous1138292bulbous
bulges95919322bulges
bumbles134016842bumbles
buoys104810632bu_oys
bupkes144811482bupkes
burbles114916802burbles
burbots1168672burbots
buries84633272buries
burkes124421312burkes
burses84425512burses
busbies113011692busbies
busboys14325022busboys
buses75936012bu_ses
bushes115226112bushes
busies85525262busies
busses85023382busses
buteos84913412buteos
butes714535872bu_tes
butles84423912butles
buttes84822562buttes
buzzes165011172buzzes
cubes95028162cub_es
goboes95914442goboes
hoboes114717442hoboes
jubes145420742jub_es
lubes74727992lub_es
oboes75717712_oboes
pubes94423402pub_es
rubes74928412rub_es
rubies84420342rubies
rubles83921702rubles
syboes1139342syboes
tubes74826452tub_es

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 Filter178691825510.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit82551572.60631677.3
3Display Results57570.0163562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691572.99859603.4
 
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