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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 “bulge” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
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98 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
bulge8641987(None) 
bilge87618911bilge
budge94619881budge
bugle84721941bugle
bulged105117121bulged
bulger94917351bulger
bulges95919321bulges
bulgy115214101bulgy
badge94819692badge
bale66353842bal_e
barge85631022barge
beige81515382beige
belga8313232belga
belie75630382belie
belle75827832belle
bile66147182bil_e
bilged105513182bilged
bilges94915632bilges
bilgy114713712bilgy
binge85125512binge
blae66134642b_lae
bludge104210972bludge
blue65328462b_lue
blume95619892blume
blunge94311482blunge
bogle85821682bogle
bole66448692bol_e
boule74828042boul_e
boulle84614612boulle
budged114517242budged
budger104617712budger
budges104820132budges
budget104618122budget
budgie104310342budgie
bug65340742bu_g_
bugged114318402bugged
bugger104418722bugger
buggy124613482buggy
bugled104918132bugled
bugler94717722bugler
bugles94822442bugles
bugs76035912bu_gs
bulb85626692bul_b
bulbed114312772bulbed
bulbel104510682bulbel
bulbs96016932bulbs
bulgers105215142bulgers
bulgier103911212bulgier
bulgur9387532bulgur
bulk105426152bul_k
bulkage1435702bulkage
bulked134216742bulked
bulks115920612bulks
bulky146215572bulky
bull65634872bul_l
bulla74620562bulla
bullae83416162bullae
bulled94626492bulled
bullet84528612bullet
bulls75629572bulls
bully105124812bully
bung75730632bung_
bunged105218792bunged
bungee96319772bungee
bungle97116112bungle
bungs85323862bungs
burg74930362burg_
burgee97120592burgee
burger94020792burger
burgh115216032burgh
burgle94815862burgle
burgs84924092burgs
burke115122762burke
burse75527252burse
bute66739672bu_te
butle75023102butle
butte74924292butte
dulse65415042dulse
fudge105315532fudge
fugle94915542fugle
gurge75419782gurge
huge86321652hu_ge
judge144714162judge
kluge104910462kluge
luge55531642lu_ge
lunge65323802lunge
mule65236972mul_e
nudge74616432nudge
pule65040952pul_e
pulse74219972pulse
purge85324602purge
rule49938422rul_e
surge65027692surge
tule45735872tul_e
tulle54019932tulle
urge54722422_urge
vulgo936952vulgo
yule75725142yul_e

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 Filter178691538001.000178691.0
2DLD Change Limit53800983.67314647.4
3Display Results98980.0631555.6
 (SQL Overall)178691984.73637730.4
 
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