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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 “sagebrushes” 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.

28 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
sagebrushes175155(None) 
sagebrush1551402sagebrush__
airbrushes1552173_airbrushes
hagbushes1842563hag_b_ushes
hairbrushes1951693hairbrushes
nailbrushes1651303nailbrushes
saltbushes1542173saltb_ushes
snowbrushes1951423snowbrushes
staggerbushes206633staggerbushes
sugarbushes1751643sugarbushes
airbrushed1651554_airbrushed
ambushes1535804_a_mb_ushes
backrushes2143774ba_ckrushes
brushes124014664____brushes
buckbrushes2451584buckbrushes
gatecrashes17122004gatecrashes
maybushes1942444ma_yb_ushes
paintbrushes197894paintbrushes
rosebushes1572254roseb_ushes
saganashes1442224sag_anashes
sagenesses11510824sage_nesses
shadbushes1951814shadb_ushes
snowbushes1852094snowb_ushes
spicebushes2051284spiceb_ushes
tarbushes1444884ta_rb_ushes
underbrushes1852204underbrushes
waterbuses1544954waterbus_es
waterbusses1652854waterbusses

Search took 10 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 Filter1786911488190.440406115.9
2DLD Change Limit148819289.20316170.7
3Display Results28280.0132153.8
 (SQL Overall)178691289.65618505.7
 
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