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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 “bludgeoning” 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.

34 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
bludgeoning165129(None) 
bourgeoning1552502bourgeoning
burgeoning1443102b_urgeoning
gudgeoning1451972_gudgeoning
bludgeon1242923bludgeo__n_
bludgeoned1551363bludgeon_ed
bludgeons1342803bludgeo__ns
bludging13297463bludg___ing
budgeting1444023b_udge_ting
dungeoning1342633_dungeoning
badgering1436964b_adge_ring
becudgeling1851214becudge_ling
becudgelling195834becudgelling
blackening1944794blacke_ning
blazoning2144034bl__azoning
blubbering14103444blubbe_ring
blueing103710204blu__e__ing
blundering1444824blunde_ring
blunging12328414blung___ing
blustering13106184bluste_ring
budging124313024b_udg___ing
buggering1435194b_ugge_ring
burdening1335544b_urde_ning
buteonine1145074b_u_teonine
buttoning1246464b_u_ttoning
cudgeling1443664_cudge_ling
cudgelling1543324_cudgelling
gladdening1442694gladde_ning
kludging15264514kludg___ing
ladening1078824_lad_e_ning
loudening1144744loud_e_ning
lugeing9359114_lu_ge__ing
plumpening1742444plumpe_ning
sludging11268364sludg___ing

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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819347.84318974.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691348.28221575.8
 
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