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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 “buttonholes” 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.

28 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
buttonholes165221(None) 
buttonhole1552341buttonhole_
buttonholed1751671buttonholed
buttonholer1661681buttonholer
buttonholers1761351buttonholers
buttonhooks2061612buttonhooks
buttonballs15111693buttonballs
buttonholing1861333buttonholing
buttonhook1961703buttonho_ok
buttonhooked2261043buttonhooked
buttonless1242963button__less
buttonwoods1751883buttonwoods
blowholes1744474b__lowholes
boltholes1445724bolt__holes
bungholes1543994bu__ngholes
butanols1044714bu_tan_ol_s
butanones1144714bu_tan_ones
buteonines1244134buteon_ines
buttinskies1751304buttinskies
buttonball14121844buttonbal_l
buttonbushes1961264buttonbushes
buttoned1137504button___ed
buttoner1036974button___er
buttoners1145704button__ers
buttons9310334button____s
buttonwood1652054buttonwo_od
muttonchops206904muttoncho_ps
pigeonholes17132244pigeonholes

Search took 9 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 Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819287.86018933.7
3Display Results28280.0161750.0
 (SQL Overall)178691288.29921531.6
 
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