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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 “bulbt” 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.

55 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
bulb85626691bulb_
bulbs96016931bulbs
belt65754032bel_t
bilbo95513612bilbo
bilby124912352bilby
blat66550952b_lat
blet66247672b_let
blot65842322b_lot
blub85324872blub_
blubs95818152blubs
bluet75631192bluet
blunt75525022blunt
blurt77625622blurt
bolt66254172bol_t
brulot8912212brulot
bub76343982bu_b_
bubba84311802bubba
bubby115013932bubby
bubo85621912bu_bo
bubs86235502bu_bs
bubu85022672bu_bu
built74325922built
bulbar1039582bulbar
bulbed114312772bulbed
bulbel104510682bulbel
bulbil10389572bulbil
bulblet11311212bulblet
bulbul10348072bulbul
bulge86419872bulge
bulgy115214102bulgy
bulk105426152bul_k
bulks115920612bulks
bulky146215572bulky
bull65634872bul_l
bulla74620562bulla
bullbat1158552bullbat
bullet84528612bullet
bulls75629572bulls
bully105124812bully
bundt85824852bundt
bunt65850852bu_nt
burb85334672burb_
burbot10815652burbot
burbs95423492burbs
buret77444012buret
burnt75230332burnt
burst75332242burst
busby126113292busby
bust65947782bu_st
but55963022bu__t
butt65143742bu_tt
butut75522912butut
culet76040342culet
cult66541152cul_t
mulct93820082mulct

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800551.64032804.9
3Display Results55550.0163437.5
 (SQL Overall)178691551.95291542.5
 
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