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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 “shrug” 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.

48 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
shrug9451251(None) 
shrub104814891shrub
shrugs10469161shrugs
sprug85313891sprug
chug105914112ch_ug
drug65718132_drug
frug86517102_frug
hug76037362_h_ug
rug46039152__rug
scrag85916172scrag
scrub94914202scrub
scrum95418202scrum
serum75223472serum
shag86430562sh_ag
shaugh13287432shaugh
shaul85418102shaul
sheugh13295882sheugh
shlub105411742shlub
shog86025142sh_og
shout85433172shout
shred98125612shred
shrew119720172shrew
shri76021702shr_i
shris84221452shris
shroud1038772shroud
shrubs11409212shrubs
shrunk13357062shrunk
shul75823152sh_ul
shun75122772sh_un
shut76137592sh_ut
sirup74014912sirup
slug55124642s_lug
smug75815262s_mug
snug55218692s_nug
sorus54527582sorus
sprag86418692sprag
sprig85617742sprig
sprue74717632sprue
sprugs94010172sprugs
sprung94610032sprung
strum75619452strum
strung75213022strung
strut56030732strut
syrup103010962syrup
thru76818942thru_
thrum104713632thrum
thug86415482th_ug
trug55720042_trug

Search took 2 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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800481.40638264.6
3Display Results48480.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691481.719103950.6
 
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