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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 “blockbuster” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
blockbuster215169(None) 
blockbusted2251361blockbusted
blockbusters2251611blockbusters
blockbust1943052blockbust__
blockbusts2052222blockbust_s
blacklister1952263blacklister
blockbusting2361593blockbusting
broncobuster187943broncobuster
lackluster1652023_lackluster
backbiter191786804b_ackb_iter
blackbirder2251924blackbirder
blacklisted2052514blacklisted
blacklisters2051744blacklisters
blackwater21103974black_water
blockader1843114block__ader
blockbustings2461074blockbustings
blocker15419924block____er
blockhouse2152734blockhous_e_
blockhouses2252504blockhous_es
blockier1666134block___ier
blockiest1736364blockiest__
blousier1055664blo___usier
bluster94215314bl____uster
bombaster1543804b_o_mbaster
broncobusters196904broncobusters
dockmaster1963074_dockmaster
lacklusters1751734_lacklusters
lobster9288854_lo__b_ster
lockstep1643814_lock__step
robuster1035664_ro__buster
slickster1543414slick__ster
sodbuster1242604_so_dbuster

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.436409841.7
2DLD Change Limit148819329.01616506.1
3Display Results32320.0162000.0
 (SQL Overall)178691329.46818873.2
 
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