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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 “bayard” 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.

35 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
bayard12441166(None) 
bayards13379681bayards
boyard125411281boyard
aboard9312612aboard
award97118042_award
baaed85218162ba_aed
backyard2046842backyard
ballyard1445892ballyard
bard75648862b__ard
barnyard1443782barnyard
bastard103012422bastard
bayamo1335602bayamo
bayed115423022bay_ed
bazar163816002bazar_
bazars174613112bazars
beard86024962b_eard
beeyard1335522beeyard
board85523002b_oard
boatyard1444072boatyard
boyar106013762boyar_
boyards13399322boyards
boyars115611982boyars
briard94311292briard
canard9314762canard
halyard1476972halyard
hayward1736412hayward
hazard1938402hazard
lanyard1167292lanyard
lyard95113212_lyard
mazard1838762mazard
tabard9313332tabard
tanyard1167182tanyard
vaward13498722vaward
wayward1736052wayward
yard85633252__yard

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 Limit82551352.23336968.7
3Display Results35350.0162187.5
 (SQL Overall)178691352.59268939.4
 
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