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

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

50 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
bulghur135272(None) 
bulghurs1452761bulghurs
bulgur9387531bulg_ur
bulger94917352bulg_er
bulgier103911212bulgier
bulgurs10397112bulg_urs
burgher1337002burgher
sulphur12123872sulphur
augur64311213au_g_ur
belcher143511493belcher
bilgier10358533bilgier
blucher143310223blucher
blur66020533b_l__ur
blusher124113113blusher
budger104617713budg_er
bugger104418723bu_gger
buggier113611343buggier
bugler94717723bu_gler
bugout9311863bu_gout
buhr95315383bu__h_r
bulbar1039583bul_bar
bulbous1138293bulbous
bulbul10348073bul_bul
bulge86419873bulg__e
bulged105117123bulg_ed
bulgers105215143bulgers
bulges95919323bulg_es
bulging113514213bulging
bulgy115214103bulg__y
bulkier134111513bulkier
bullhorn1344463bullhorn
bullier94116433bullier
bullous9311663bullous
bungler104611483bungler
burger94020793burg_er
burgh115216033burgh__
burghal1335073burghal
burghers1435633burghers
burghs12519923burgh_s
burglar1065533burglar
burgout1049773burgout
busher114922203bu_sher
butcher143411163butcher
kultur1034433kul_tur
muggur10325593mu_ggur
sulfur937913sul_fur
sulphurs1383653sulphurs
sulphury16122753sulphury
vulgar10426823vulg_ar
vulgus1035783vulg_us

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911340270.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit134027506.94019312.2
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691507.35924282.0
 
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