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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 “bullhorn” 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.

40 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
bullhorn134446(None) 
bullhorns1443961bullhorns
bullion91911032bullio_n
alphorn1246393_alphorn
althorn1047763_althorn
ballon84117493ball_o_n
balloon93711433ball_oon
bellhop1445053bellho_p
bellhops1544873bellhops
bellwort1348773bellwort
bethorn1238643b_ethorn
bighorn1346063b_ighorn
billhook1743653billhook
billion92212173billio_n
billon83713833bill_o_n
bollworm1544803bollworm
boxthorn2043693boxthorn
buckthorn2052083buckthorn
buhlwork2073523buhlwork
bulghur1352723bulghur_
bulghurs1452763bulghurs
bulldog1174253bulldo_g
bulldogs1274243bulldogs
bulldoze2043053bulldoze
bulletin1046773bulletin
bullfrog1442363bullfrog
bullhead1464783bullhead
bullier94116433bullier_
bullions101710043bullions
bullnose1044553bullnose
bullock1537193bull_ock
bullous9311663bull_ous
bullpen1135193bull_pen
bullpout1245783bullpout
bullshot1345053bullsho_t
bullshots1443173bullshots
cullion91910233cullio_n
mullion91911173mullio_n
unshorn1036943_unshorn
wellborn1343383wellborn

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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162407.07620656.0
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691407.24824653.8
 
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