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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 “barfed” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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168 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
barfed12541638(None) 
baffed154812171baffed
barbed115121311barbed
barded105426421barded
bared85144481bar_ed
barged105822641barged
barked135027311barked
barned95623581barned
barred95725791barred
arced88224162_arced
armed86324432_armed
baaed85218162ba_aed
babied114913512babied
bached145519892bached
backed155725722backed
badged114814792badged
baffled16418062baffled
bagged114519902bagged
bailed94726652bailed
baited95319242baited
baked126130772ba_ked
balded105417512balded
baled85436442ba_led
balked135219412balked
balled94926892balled
bammed133913242bammed
banded105223172banded
baned85436352ba_ned
banged104923722banged
banked135021442banked
banned94721342banned
barbe95328282barbe_
barbel104317072barbel
barber104419322barber
barbes104526232barbes
barbet104427882barbet
bard75648862bar__d
barde85330772barde_
bardes95026932bardes
bare65460522bar_e_
barer74535802bar_er
bares75457132bar_es
barf95844412barf__
barfly14339652barfly
barfs104826002barf_s
barge85631022barge_
bargee94624442bargee
barges94528252barges
barker124822862barker
barley115116762barley
barmen105418532barmen
barney115314452barney
barre75929542barre_
barrel84517872barrel
barren85317612barren
barres84427542barres
barret84930482barret
bartend1038752bartend
barter85525372barter
barye105021492barye_
baryes116218502baryes
based85331582ba_sed
bashed126225702bashed
basked135218602basked
basted95227232basted
bated85935532ba_ted
bathed125518742bathed
batted95623652batted
bawled124415692bawled
bayed115423022ba_yed
bearded114212132bearded
beefed123510872beefed
bermed115217722bermed
biffed15449882biffed
birded104414302birded
birled94416992birled
birred94713202birred
blared95018242blar_ed
boarded113910502boarded
boffed15369482boffed
bored85034302bor_ed
borked135117292borked
braced115420602braced
braked135318692braked
braved124817442braved
brayed124615782brayed
brazed184717082brazed
bred75130972b_r_ed
breed85526692b_reed
buffed154313142buffed
buried94822372buried
burked135220882burked
burled94825382burled
burned95818962burned
burped116215502burped
burred95820722burred
byrled12437172byrled
carded105424902carded
cared86050092car_ed
caried94528692caried
carked134024822carked
carped115923762carped
carted98631442carted
carved124320852carved
daffed14429492daffed
dared75935012dar_ed
darked123919632darked
darned85018482darned
darted84620922darted
dwarfed1533482dwarfed
eared65139502ear_ed
earned74818332earned
farced125216532farced
farded114518952farded
fared95842342far_ed
farfel124310432farfel
farmed125117652farmed
farted105121782farted
gaffed144210202gaffed
garbed104815662garbed
garred85217402garred
hared95742182har_ed
harked145422552harked
harmed125218832harmed
harped124418402harped
jarred144613252jarred
kerfed14358232kerfed
larded84319092larded
larked114519472larked
malfed12369762malfed
marked133921622marked
marled95523162marled
marred95421042marred
marted94425212marted
naffed13408332naffed
narked114116742narked
oared65030652oar_ed
pared86946762par_ed
parged104922042parged
parked134425142parked
parled94626292parled
parred95024072parred
parsed96323892parsed
parted94228682parted
rared65738322rar_ed
scarfed134711182scarfed
snarfed11378752snarfed
surfed103814462surfed
tared69340052tar_ed
tarred74720282tarred
tarted74923372tarted
turfed103110962turfed
varied104817862varied
varved134110602varved
waffed16459792waffed
waifed134011032waifed
warded115021042warded
wared96339872war_ed
warked144421212warked
warmed124516892warmed
warned104018912warned
warped124816412warped
warred104019842warred
warted104223232warted
wharfed1734412wharfed
yaffed16457322yaffed
yarded114714022yarded
yarned105514022yarned

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 Filter178691825510.343520965.0
2DLD Change Limit825511682.28036206.6
3Display Results1681680.0632666.7
 (SQL Overall)1786911682.68666526.8
 
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