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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 “shrub” 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.

45 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
shrub10481489(None) 
scrub94914201scrub
shlub105411741shlub
shrubs11409211shrubs
shrug94512511shrug
cherub1337262cherub
chub115516412ch_ub
drub75920132_drub
grub77220082_grub
hub86437482_h_ub
rub56342822__rub
schlub1355002schlub
scrubs104210312scrubs
scrum95418202scrum
serum75223472serum
shaul85418102shaul
shlubs11386732shlubs
shout85433172shout
shred98125612shred
shrew119720172shrew
shri76021702shr_i
shris84221452shris
shroud1038772shroud
shrubby1742362shrubby
shrugs10469162shrugs
shrunk13357062shrunk
shul75823152sh_ul
shun75122772sh_un
shut76137592sh_ut
sirup74014912sirup
slub65428032s_lub
slurb74116322slurb
snub65320762s_nub
sorb68333042sor_b
sorus54527582sorus
sprue74717632sprue
sprug85313892sprug
strum75619452strum
strut56030732strut
stub66221842s_tub
sub55445552s__ub
syrup103010962syrup
throb109816852throb
thru76818942thru_
thrum104713632thrum

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 Filter178691538000.296603685.8
2DLD Change Limit53800451.60633499.4
3Display Results45450.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691451.90293949.0
 
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