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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 “bullnoses” 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.

43 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
bullnoses114470(None) 
bullnose1044551bullnose_
bluenoses1144222bluenoses
bulldozes2143052bulldozes
ballonnes1145323ballonnes
bluenose1043973bluenose_
bluenosed1242393bluenosed
bolloxes1736833boll_oxes
bugloss1035893bugl_os_s
buglosses1243543buglosses
bullaces12299433bull_aces
bulldogs1274243bulldo_gs
bulldoze2043053bulldoze_
bulldozed2242233bulldozed
bulldozer2152413bulldozer
bulldozers2252033bulldozers
bulldykes1941913bulldykes
bullhorns1443963bullhorns
bullies94121893bull__ies
bullions101710043bullio_ns
bullnecks1742273bullnecks
bullocks1636293bull_ocks
bullous9311663bull_o_us
bullpouts1343193bullpouts
bullrushes1552523bullrushes
bullsnakes1652083bullsnakes
burnooses1143433burnooses
burnouses1144853bu_rnouses
butanones1144713butanones
calloses10313393call_oses
cullises103111313cull_ises
dullness934873dullnes_s
dullnesses1135993dullnesses
fullness1135443fullnes_s
fullnesses1336213fullnesses
furanoses1244993furanoses
hulloes104113923hull_o_es
melanoses1147293melanoses
pollenoses12144813pollenoses
pollinoses12144993pollinoses
selenoses947463selenoses
tubenoses11104363tubenoses
unlooses8127293_unlooses

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641436.00024773.5
3Display Results43430.0301433.3
 (SQL Overall)178691436.45027704.0
 
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