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

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search forbulldozer” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

22 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
bulldozer215241(None) 
bulldoze2043051bulldoze_
bulldozed2242231bulldozed
bulldozers2252031bulldozers
bulldozes2143051bulldozes
bulldogger1551922bulldogger
balloter1078893ball_oter
bellower13159063bell_ower
builder1037573build__er
bullbrier1343683bullbrier
bulldog1174253bulldo__g
bulldogged1651753bulldogged
bulldoggers1651613bulldoggers
bulldogs1274243bulldo_gs
bulldozing2342163bulldozing
bulldyke1841953bulldyke_
bulldykes1941913bulldykes
bullier94116433bull__ier
bullnose1044553bullnose_
bullnoses1144703bullnoses
pullover13134643pull_over
welldoer1243473welldo_er

Search took 7 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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641226.11024327.5
3Display Results22220.0161375.0
 (SQL Overall)178691226.53227356.2