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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbodyguarding” 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.

17 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
bodyguarding216127(None) 
bodyboarding2261682bodyboarding
bodybuilding2261293bodybuilding
bodyguard1751653bodyguard___
bodyguarded2061283bodyguard_ed
bodyguards1851683bodyguard__s
bodysurfing2151113bodysu_rfing
biodegrading1851674biodegra_ding
blackguarding2461584blackguarding
boarding123110234bo____arding
bodybuildings236954bodybuildings
bogarting1334654bo__g_arting
bombarding1843834bo__mbarding
guarding1136524____guarding
lifeguarding186954lifeguarding
safeguarding1861374safeguarding
unguarding1343534__unguarding

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911247900.453394461.4
2DLD Change Limit124790177.23617245.7
3Display Results17170.0131307.7
 (SQL Overall)178691177.70223200.6