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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 “birddogs” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

32 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
birddogs138243(None) 
birddog1282361birddog_
birdings12378822birdings
birdsongs1372072birdsongs
firedogs1344792firedogs
airdrops1144343airdrops
bandogs1138363b_andogs
bidders114012313bi_dders
biddies113514493bi_ddies
biddings13397563biddings
bindings123810473bindings
biogs85016113bi___ogs
biramous1266073biramous
birdcage1443513birdcage
birdcages1543383birdcages
birddogged175973birddogged
birders103913263bir_ders
birdhouse1543703birdhouse
birdies104016213bir_dies
birding114014923birding_
birds85421333bir_d__s
birdsong1272563birdsong
birlings11359613birlings
biros75325133bir__o_s
boredoms1346043boredoms
bridoons1145423bridoons
bulldogs1274243bulldogs
firedog1244473firedog_
guarddogs1351513guarddogs
kiddoes13387063ki_ddoes
kiddos12416863ki_ddo_s
miradors1146853miradors

Search took 8 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 Filter1786911461620.1561145455.1
2DLD Change Limit146162327.18620339.8
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691327.34224338.2
 
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