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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 “butterbur” 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.

26 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
butterbur134292(None) 
butterburs1443151butterburs
buttercup1542262buttercup
butterier1177452butterier
butternut1144742butternut
batterer102713213batter_er
bitterer10309773bitter_er
bitternut1144323bitternut
butter84724233butte___r
butterball1452803butterball
buttercups1652093buttercups
buttered112712623butter_ed
butterfat1444093butterfat
butterfly1742953butterfly
butteries11711763butteries
buttering122312523buttering
butternuts1242983butternuts
butters94521723butter__s
butterwort1554563butterwort
buttery124311193butter__y
jitterbug1941703jitterbug
litterbug1242393litterbug
mutterer10218913mutter_er
putterer10209913putter_er
shutterbug1671663shutterbug
utterer71910463_utter_er

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 Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641266.44023080.9
3Display Results26260.0161625.0
 (SQL Overall)178691266.87625987.6
 
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