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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 “builder” 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.

38 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
builder103757(None) 
builded1136471builded
builders1146741builders
guilder945911guilder
aulder7511452au_lder
bailer85425252bail_er
balder95318862b_alder
bewilder1434132bewilder
bidder104114862b_idder
bider85728372b_i_der
bilker124913442b_ilker
biller84923482b_iller
binder94422872b_inder
birder94915492b_irder
blinder103912982blinder
boiler84319272boil_er
bolder94820932b_older
boulder103411342boulder
bowlder13407472bowlder
bridler103811072bridler
budder104314812bu_dder
bugler94717722bugl_er
build84413352build__
builds9378492build_s
buildup1242332buildup
bulger94917352bu_lger
bullier94116432bullier
bundler104011722bundler
burler84723832burl_er
burlier93514412burlier
butler84220032butl_er
gilder84415532_gilder
guider84313522gui_der
guilders1035512guilders
milder93818452_milder
quilter16279802quilter
upbuilder1441572upbuilder
wilder103616472_wilder

Search took 4 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 Filter1786911076710.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit107671383.39031761.4
3Display Results38380.0132923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691383.54650392.3
 
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