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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 “busby” 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.

85 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
busby12611329(None) 
bubby115013931bubby
busboy13307441busboy
bushy135416681bushy
busty105621011busty
busy94727171bus_y
baby116723682b_aby
bassy1012917102bassy
bilby124912352bilby
bobby114814662bobby
booby125319512booby
bosky145612392bosky
bossy105515972bossy
bousy104917842bous_y
brumby15385952brumby
brushy14468262brushy
bub76343982bu_b_
bubba84311802bubba
bubbly124110352bubbly
bubo85621912bu_bo
bubs86235502bu_bs
bubu85022672bu_bu
buddy124812632buddy
buffy165013372buffy
buggy124613482buggy
bulb85626692bulb_
bulbs96016932bulbs
bulgy115214102bulgy
bulky146215572bulky
bully105124812bully
bumpy144715052bumpy
bunny104715802bunny
buoy95921782bu_oy
buppy144810072buppy
burb85334672burb_
burbly134311152burbly
burbs95423492burbs
burly104922832burly
burry105221562burry
bury95633592bu_ry
bus56950972bus__
busbar1038452busbar
busboys14325022busboys
bused85624492bused
buses75936012buses
bush96630712bus_h
busily112211502busily
busk105429222bus_k
busks115521372busks
buss65134912bus_s
bust65947782bus_t
busts75227692busts
butty104020112butty
buy86436542bu__y
cubby145212122cubby
cushy134412322cushy
dusky135213042dusky
dusty96018322dusty
fubsy13589272fubsy
fussy115613952fussy
fusty115016512fusty
gushy125213122gushy
gussy95314322gussy
gusty95119572gusty
hubby155011402hubby
husky156112562husky
hussy116812762hussy
lusty85417572lusty
mushy135316632mushy
musky144715292musky
mussy104117642mussy
musty105620952musty
nubby125011032nubby
outby10411532outby
pushy134614352pushy
pussy105614842pussy
rubby124413862rubby
ruby97819942ru_by
rugby11448132rugby
rushy115414812rushy
rusty85221052rusty
tubby124511402tubby
tushy114212992tushy
upby1139062_upby
wussy115810342wussy

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 Filter178691538000.313570897.8
2DLD Change Limit53800851.39038705.0
3Display Results85850.0165312.5
 (SQL Overall)178691851.719103950.6
 
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