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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 “bird” 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.

255 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
bird7612832(None) 
bard75648861bard
bid67751811bi_d
bind76234511bind
birds85421331birds
birk106326861birk
birl65830471birl
biro66131211biro
birr66022361birr
burd75534261burd
gird65424991gird
yird87018981yird
aid49269082ai_d
air38058392air_
aired66032922aired
airn46433832airn
airs46447422airs
airt45757782airt
airy75734152airy
arid57642712arid
bad67763152b_ad
bairn77515532bairn
bald76432902bald
band76740912band
bar58070552bar_
barb85240062barb
barde85330772barde
bards87139642bards
bare65460522bare
bared85144482bared
barf95844412barf
bark106242152bark
barm86739602barm
barn66444642barn
bars66564092bars
baud74928422baud
bawd105520842bawd
bead75937922bead
beard86024962beard
bed67950622b_ed
begird1036822begird
bend76435262bend
berg75425542berg
berk105929842berk
berm86732752berm
bi48046472bi__
bias64738162bias
bib77045942bi_b
bibb75819212bibb
bibs84830992bibs
bice86235562bice
biddy124612692biddy
bide76041502bide
bided95424962bided
bidi78226592bidi
bids75838452bids
bield84614652bield
bier65531832bier
biers76225222biers
biff125026892biff
bifid11910702bifid
big67345722bi_g
bigs76235022bigs
bike106532602bike
biked125320032biked
bile66147182bile
bilk105824422bilk
bill67239942bill
bima86723832bima
bin56658642bi_n
bindi85617012bindi
binds86627472binds
bine66650862bine
bins66548252bins
bint67355042bint
bio57846082bi_o
biog76122322biog
bios66335322bios
biped104718832biped
bipod104410822bipod
birch124914022birch
birded104414302birded
birder94915492birder
birdie94013782birdie
birks114920302birks
birle75023632birle
birled94416992birled
birls74023162birls
biros75325132biros
birred94713202birred
birrs74917102birrs
birse74517402birse
birth105619872birth
bis56860662bi_s
bise66437102bise
bisk106523352bisk
bit57070902bi_t
bite66547002bite
bits66148162bits
bitt65545812bitt
biz147939362bi_z
bize155926292bize
bled75729312bled
blind86319322blind
board85523002board
bod67055542b_od
bold75432812bold
bond75334362bond
bora66141632bora
bore66051332bore
bored85034302bored
bork106933822bork
born67338412born
bort65960962bort
bra56339462b_ra
brad75234342brad
bred75130972bred
briard94311292briard
bride86425532bride
brie65837902brie
brig76528032brig
brim85629372brim
brin67038192brin
brio65432492brio
bris65539612bris
brit66350152brit
bro56236602b_ro
brr56921922b_rr
brrr65312292brrr
bud67041272b_ud
build84413352build
bund75530662bund
bur55744692bur_
bura66139532bura
burb85334672burb
burds84626062burds
burg74930362burg
burl64937182burl
burn65636432burn
burp85028882burp
burr65631232burr
burs65847422burs
bury95633592bury
byre95023852byre
byrl95716012byrl
caird85717232caird
card710245872card
cire65836372cire
cord76740922cord
curd77634982curd
did56850522di_d
died66137852died
dire56644142dire
dirk96326832dirk
dirl57430022dirl
dirt55550382dirt
fard85639062fard
fid76847692fi_d
find87532602find
fiord94313342fiord
fir66744892fir_
fire76245592fire
fired94829742fired
firm96026452firm
firn76927502firn
firs76637712firs
ford86835492ford
gid57047272gi_d
gied64631982gied
gild65526512gild
girds74816992girds
girl56226552girl
girn56026862girn
giro55828632giro
girt56646422girt
grid65829612grid
hard85443502hard
herd84933062herd
hid76248382hi_d
hied85434042hied
hind85529752hind
hire75538962hire
hired95226262hired
id38941842_i_d
ire36943172_ire
ired55131872_ired
irid55927172_irid
irk76426362_irk
kid86540622ki_d
kind96128562kind
kir76535682kir_
kirk76221572kirk
kirn87123442kirn
kirs85831742kirs
laird65417792laird
lard56742002lard
liard65418592liard
lid47453522li_d
lied55838092lied
lira46928682lira
lire47845292lire
liri45128252liri
lord55032082lord
mbira977972mbira
mid67354472mi_d
mild75330852mild
mind75434382mind
mir57046772mir_
mire66748232mire
mired85729222mired
miri66730372miri
mirk106729502mirk
mirs66940572mirs
miry96326752miry
nard56634452nard
nerd56624942nerd
nurd56224342nurd
pard76441322pard
pied75035362pied
pirn67128372pirn
rid46754632ri_d
rind56535602rind
sard55344242sard
sild55030582sild
sir35746672sir_
sire46150412sire
sired66134282sired
sirs44338332sirs
sord56237202sord
surd56433812surd
third95912492third
tied55535212tied
tire46143352tire
tired65228902tired
tirl45029922tirl
tiro46832362tiro
turd56027622turd
urd46427052_urd
vid77241812vi_d
vied86328632vied
virid94116042virid
virl76224472virl
ward86542252ward
weird95111282weird
wild85126512wild
wind85533852wind
wire75839812wire
wired95327642wired
wiry106422832wiry
word89832002word
yaird96111912yaird
yard85633252yard
yid76640832yi_d
yirds96612512yirds
yirr76513572yirr

Search took 2 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 Filter178691298720.280638182.1
2DLD Change Limit298722550.86034734.9
3Display Results2552550.0634047.6
 (SQL Overall)1786912551.203148537.8
 
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