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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 “hubby” 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.

50 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
hubby15501140(None) 
bubby115013931bubby
chubby1844121chubby
cubby145212121cubby
hobby155913731hobby
hubbly16478411hubbly
nubby125011031nubby
rubby124413861rubby
tubby124511401tubby
bobby114814662bobby
bubba84311802bubba
bubbly124110352bubbly
busby126113292busby
cabby145314562cabby
clubby1534682clubby
cobby145516412cobby
dobby136013632dobby
fubsy13589272fubsy
gabby135512952gabby
grubby14324502grubby
herby134715312herby
hub86437482hu_b_
hubbub1243602hubbub
hubs96027142hu_bs
huffy174810232huffy
hulky155312472hulky
humbly164010522humbly
humpy155115672humpy
hunky155417732hunky
hurly115819292hurly
hurry114917182hurry
husky156112562husky
hussy116812762hussy
knubby1742782knubby
lobby125113922lobby
nobby125513462nobby
nubbly13369672nubbly
outby10411532outby
ribby12419682ribby
rubbly133710612rubbly
ruby97819942ru_by
rugby11448132rugby
shabby1635802shabby
shrubby1742362shrubby
snubby1344532snubby
stubby1345042stubby
tabby125213892tabby
upby1139062_upby
webby1537152webby
yabby15389752yabby

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 Filter178691538000.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit53800501.57634137.1
3Display Results50500.0163125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691501.98590020.7
 
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