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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 “bullweeds” 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.

35 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
bullweeds154320(None) 
bullweed1444751bullweed_
blueweeds1542762blueweeds
bugleweeds1751692bugleweeds
bullheads1564282bullheads
burweeds1434102bu_rweeds
gulfweeds1741742gulfweeds
allseeds943393_allseeds
belleeks1444363bell_eeks
billheads1564253billheads
bindweeds1642863bindweeds
bleeds95211593b__l_eeds
blueweed1444043blueweed_
bugleweed1642463bugleweed_
bugseeds1242843bu_gseeds
bulkheads1963373bulkheads
bullaces12299433bullace_s
bulled94626493bull__ed_
bulleted1138393bulleted_
bullets93516393bull__ets
bullhead1464783bullhead_
bullied104514813bull_ied_
bullies94121893bull_ie_s
bullnecks1742273bullnecks
bullpens1254083bull_pens
bullwhips1962133bullwhips
burseeds1134783bu_rseeds
burweed1347823bu_rweed_
cudweeds1542413cu_dweeds
duckweeds2042403duckweeds
gulfweed1641953gulfweed_
gumweeds1542383gu_mweeds
milkweeds1942783milkweeds
silkweeds1742603silkweeds
sumpweeds1742353sumpweeds

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 Filter1786911486410.826216332.9
2DLD Change Limit148641356.62622433.0
3Display Results35350.0132692.3
 (SQL Overall)178691357.46523937.2
 
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