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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 “bluebirds” 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.

34 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
bluebirds144296(None) 
bluebird1343461bluebird_
bluebeards1542292bluebeards
bluebills1343092bluebills
begirds1134883b__egirds
bellbirds1443173bellbirds
blackbirds2143253blackbirds
blubbers11408143blubber_s
blueballs1344043blueballs
bluebeard1442683bluebeard_
bluebeats1343463bluebeats
bluebells1343083bluebells
blueberry1642773blueberry
bluebill1243593bluebi_ll
bluebloods1551793bluebloods
bluebooks1743153bluebooks
bluecurls1351513bluecurls
bluefins1345113bluefi_ns
bluegills1242573bluegills
blueheads1544063blueheads
blueings11305513blue_ings
bluelines1145833bluelines
blueticks1743003blueticks
blueweeds1542763blueweeds
bluewoods1543803bluewoods
blurbists1343273blurbists
boobirds1344183b_oobirds
bowerbirds1851453bowerbirds
firebirds1544023firebirds
lovebirds1542263lovebirds
lyrebirds1541993lyrebirds
mousebirds1552233mousebirds
ricebirds1442513ricebirds
sunbirds1143903_sunbirds

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 Filter1786911486410.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit148641346.86021667.8
3Display Results34340.0162125.0
 (SQL Overall)178691347.28224538.7
 
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