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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 “buhrs” 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.

85 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
buhrs10481124(None) 
buhls105111801buhls
buhr95315381buhr_
burrs74925651burrs
burs65847421bu_rs
bahts105617802bahts
bars66564092b_ars
bears75739042bears
beers75628392beers
bhuts105812952bhuts
biers76225222biers
birrs74917102birrs
blurs74619082blurs
boars75229602boars
bohos105618252bohos
boors74325012boors
bubs86235502bu_bs
bubus95115452bubus
bucks134824292bucks
buds75235182bu_ds
buffs135519512buffs
bugs76035912bu_gs
buhl95518222buh_l
bulbs96016932bulbs
bulks115920612bulks
bulls75629572bulls
bumfs125414052bumfs
bumps115921142bumps
bums85934592bu_ms
bunas75126572bunas
bunds85523542bunds
bungs85323862bungs
bunks115125082bunks
bunns74718292bunns
buns66243722bu_ns
bunts75729802bunts
buoys104810632buoys
bur55744692bu_r_
bura66139532bu_ra
buras74736302buras
burb85334672bu_rb
burbs95423492burbs
burd75534262bu_rd
burds84626062burds
burg74930362bu_rg
burgs84924092burgs
burl64937182bu_rl
burls74228852burls
burn65636432bu_rn
burns74926782burns
burp85028882bu_rp
burps94220172burps
burr65631232bu_rr
burro75018492burro
burros85114992burros
burry105221562burry
bursa74921522bu_rsa
burse75527252bu_rse
burst75332242bu_rst
bury95633592bu_ry
bus56950972bu__s
buses75936012buses
bushers124018802bushers
bushes115226112bushes
busks115521372busks
buss65134912bu_ss
busts75227692busts
butes714535872butes
buts67247692bu_ts
butts75824252butts
buyers114511002buyers
buys95726792bu_ys
currs75624392currs
curs65645542cu_rs
durrs65519992durrs
furs76735042fu_rs
guars65021052guars
lehrs86111132lehrs
murrs75521302murrs
ours47237562ou_rs
purrs75320432purrs
purs65641042pu_rs
ruers515019412ruers
suers55128482suers
tahrs85412332tahrs

Search took 3 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 Filter178691538000.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit53800851.78330173.9
3Display Results85850.0431976.7
 (SQL Overall)178691852.16982384.0
 
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