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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 “bushlands” 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.

29 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
bushlands154340(None) 
brushlands1651871brushlands
bushland1444191bushland_
brushland1542202brushland_
backlands1846823backlands
badlands1236673b_adlands
benchlands1852703benchlands
bushings14348793bush_ings
bushless1335813bushl_ess
bushman1455693bushman__
bushvelds1841203bushvelds
bushwahs19113333bushwa_hs
bushwas15105613bushwa__s
busloads1144153bus_loads
bustards11308513bus_tards
bustlines11207353bustlines
busulfans1441513busulfan_s
dunelands1142773dunelands
highlands17114113highlands
husbands1444763hus_bands
islands837323_is_lands
marshlands1642763marshlands
outlands988563ou_tlands
solands84412343__solands
southlands1463353southlands
sunlands936383su_nlands
uhlans937573_u_hlan_s
unhands1137773_unh_ands
uplands1036943_u_plands

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641296.14324196.8
3Display Results29290.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691296.54927285.2
 
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