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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 “goldbugs” 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.

29 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
goldbugs134210(None) 
goldbug1242101goldbug_
bedbugs13193503_bedbugs
billbugs1342703billbugs
colobus11389373colobu_s
doldrums1243053doldrums
dorbugs1132983do_rbugs
foldouts1244793foldouts
foldups1332733fold_ups
geldings11316163geldings
gildings11356973gildings
glugs75214283g_l__ugs
godlings11367493godlings
goldarns1043593goldarns
goldeyes1344483goldeyes
golds75421313gold___s
goldurn943333gold_urn
goldurns1042603goldurns
golfings13304873golfings
goodbyes15333503goodbyes
goodbys14354173goodb_ys
holdings13297743holdings
holdouts1245493holdouts
holdups1333593hold_ups
holibuts1363953holibuts
lovebugs1441873lovebugs
moldings12267203moldings
mudbugs1342853_mudbugs
redbugs11134463_redbugs

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 Filter1786911461620.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit146162297.73618893.7
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691298.15621909.1
 
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