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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 “spudders” 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.

30 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
spudders1225563(None) 
shudders13316641shudders
spudder11256551spudder_
budders113812102_budders
chudders15235562chudders
judders16347792_judders
mudders113211112_mudders
padders113312872_padders
puddlers12298682_puddlers
rudders93210652_rudders
shedders13267432shedders
shudder12297322shudder_
shuddery16263412shuddery
skidders1454822skidders
sledders10257372sledders
sounders93214112sounders
spaders104214472sp_aders
speeders11339312speeders
spenders113211742spenders
spiders103914412sp_iders
spudded12235902spudde_d
spurners10288492spurners
spurrers10338462spurrers
spurters103311702spurters
sputters104012872sputters
studiers9236622studiers
suddens9308782s_uddens
sudsers83310422s_udsers
sunders84120052s_unders
udders83911292__udders

Search took 5 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 Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059303.84331501.2
3Display Results30300.0161875.0
 (SQL Overall)178691304.24942054.8
 
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