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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbutterfish” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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

18 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
butterfish185327(None) 
bitterish1446132bitter_ish
butterfishes2052082butterfishes
butterfat1444093butterf_at
butterfats1552773butterfats
butterflied1752003butterflied
butterflies1652653butterflies
butterfly1742953butterf_ly
butterier1177453butter_ier
butteries11711763butter_ies
butteriest1276883butteriest
buttering122312523butter_ing
butterless1244193butterless
buttermilk1851963buttermilk
butters94521723butter__s_
cuttlefish1851553cuttlefish
guitarfish1751253guitarfish
muttonfish1851503muttonfish

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 Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603186.01623371.5
3Display Results18180.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691186.43927751.4