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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 “barber” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

164 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
barber10441932(None) 
barbe95328281barbe_
barbed115121311barbed
barbel104317071barbel
barbers114317501barbers
barbes104526231barbes
barbet104427881barbet
barer74535801bar_er
barker124822861barker
barter85525381barter
amber94523212_amber
arbor74818112_arbor
armer76924442_armer
babbler104012822babbler
babe86835822ba_be_
babel95821692ba_bel
babes95834112ba_bes
babier103515572babier
backer144525532backer
badder103817512badder
badger105415082badger
bagger104619202bagger
bailer85425252bailer
baiter84422562baiter
baker115629542ba_ker
balder95318862balder
baler75635272ba_ler
balker124519162balker
baller83825202baller
bander93928222bander
banger94423642banger
banker124222732banker
banner84421502banner
banter84825342banter
barb85240062barb__
barbal104016662barbal
barbell11429962barbell
barbels114514432barbels
barbered13259542barbered
barberry1544872barberry
barbets114915842barbets
barbie105018352barbie
barbies114519592barbies
barbs95928192barb_s
barbut104617002barbut
barde85330772barde_
barded105426422barded
bardes95026932bardes
bare65460522bar_e_
bared85144482bar_ed
bares75457132bar_es
barfed125416382barfed
barge85631022barge_
barged105822642barged
bargee94624452bargee
barges94528252barges
barked135027312barked
barkers134318512barkers
barkier133814482barkier
barley115116762barley
barmen105418532barmen
barmier114313042barmier
barned95623582barned
barney115314452barney
barnier93213672barnier
barre75929552barre_
barred95725802barred
barrel84517882barrel
barren85317622barren
barres84427552barres
barret84930492barret
barrier94017752barrier
barters94223042barters
barye105021492barye_
baryes116218502baryes
baser74828922ba_ser
basher115123812basher
baster85333602baster
bather115322512bather
batter84928882batter
baubee103215992baubee
bawbee132714232bawbee
bawler114315052bawler
bearer85323912bear_er
bibber94613572bibber
birder94915492birder
birler85715082birler
blabber10418922blabber
boarder103910322boarder
bobber95016742bobber
bomber125014652bomber
border94419972border
borer75131272bor_er
bracer104620582bracer
braver114719042braver
brawer114216332brawer
brayer115315312brayer
brazer174917532brazer
briber104714052briber
brier74527402b_rier
burbler114412422burbler
burger94020792burger
burier84324652burier
burker125221172burker
burler84723832burler
burner83819202burner
burrer83718472burrer
caber95126832ca_ber
camber124418482camber
carder94524182carder
career85822242career
carer74942332car_er
carper104923632carper
carter84932272carter
carver114420152carver
curber104517052curber
dabber114816962dabber
darbar959952darbar
darer65230792dar_er
darker114718692darker
darner74017302darner
darter75320362darter
dauber94112012dauber
earner63617222earner
fabber134814112fabber
farcer115016082farcer
farer86733142far_er
farmer115017372farmer
gabber114916602gabber
garbed104815662garbed
garbler104012562garbler
garner73917002garner
garter74420512garter
harbor11410722harbor
harder105022402harder
harmer114719552harmer
harper115018402harper
jabber173713642jabber
lamber104418492lamber
larder73720972larder
larger74417512larger
larker104519242larker
marbler113511672marbler
marker124420392marker
marrer83716672marrer
nabber104913542nabber
parer75839902par_er
parker124121372parker
parser84822372parser
rarer54731702rar_er
saber75330242sa_ber
taber73825822ta_ber
tarter64023562tarter
varier94619352varier
warbler123211462warbler
warder104020272warder
warier93722892warier
warmer113816732warmer
warner93717222warner
warper114015582warper
yabber136111832yabber
yarder103813972yarder
yarer84321572yar_er
yarner93313062yarner

Search took 3 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 Filter178691825510.340525561.8
2DLD Change Limit825511642.37634743.7
3Display Results1641640.0463565.2
 (SQL Overall)1786911642.76264696.2
 
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