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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 “shlubs” 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.

37 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
shlubs1138673(None) 
schlubs1443191schlubs
shlub105411741shlub_
shrubs11409211shrubs
slubs74719531s_lubs
blubs95818152_blubs
chubs125412622ch_ubs
clubs95415102_clubs
flubs105515442_flubs
hubs96027142_h_ubs
schlub1355002schlub_
scrubs104210312scrubs
shauls94913112shauls
shleps114710332shleps
shlump1345712shlump
shlumps1434142shlumps
shouts94017722shouts
shrub104814892shrub_
shrugs10469162shrugs
shuls85319712sh_uls
shuns85018142sh_uns
shuts85622482sh_uts
slabs75322642s_labs
slobs74419872s_lobs
slub65428032s_lub_
slues54527172s_lues
slugs64618562s_lugs
slums74623432s_lums
slurbs8439742s_lurbs
slurs54123372s_lurs
sluts54523982s_luts
snubs75412552s_nubs
solums85211332solums
solus54726982solu_s
stubs75016072s_tubs
subs66037122s__ubs
sulus54821882sulu_s

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.546327272.9
2DLD Change Limit82551373.14026290.1
3Display Results37370.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691373.68648478.3
 
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