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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 “bullhorns” 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.

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
bullhorns144396(None) 
bullhorn1344461bullhorn_
bullions101710042bullio_ns
alphorns1345223_alphorns
althorns1146733_althorns
ballons93916963ball_o_ns
balloons103110513ball_oons
bellhops1544873bellho_ps
bellworts1445373bellworts
bethorns1337323b_ethorns
bighorns1445253b_ighorns
billhooks1843233billhooks
billions102211793billio_ns
billons93013363bill_o_ns
bollworms1643863bollworms
boxthorns2143023boxthorns
buckthorns2151833buckthorns
buhlworks2163183buhlworks
bulghurs1452763bulghur_s
bulldogs1274243bulldo_gs
bulldozes2143053bulldozes
bulletins1146333bulletins
bullfrogs1542323bullfrogs
bullheads1564283bullheads
bullion91911033bullio_n_
bullnoses1144703bullnoses
bullocks1636293bull_ocks
bullous9311663bull_o_us
bullpens1254083bull_pens
bullpouts1343193bullpouts
bullshots1443173bullsho_ts
cullions10219223cullio_ns
mullions101910353mullio_ns

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 Filter1786911486410.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit148641337.22020587.4
3Display Results33330.0132538.5
 (SQL Overall)178691337.38924183.4
 
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