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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 “briony” 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.

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
briony114904(None) 
briny104719661bri_ny
bryony1435831bryony
barony115915302barony
betony114211582betony
biont7727162b_iont
bony96732082b__ony
brainy114815642brainy
branny115111832branny
brawny144710602brawny
briary114912002briary
bricky17489092bricky
briery114510772briery
brin67038192bri_n_
brine75132272bri_ne
bring85528502bri_ng
brink116122002bri_nk
brins75533972bri_ns
brio65432492brio__
brios74725722brio_s
bronc91714342br_onc
bronzy20306712br_onzy
broody124510082broody
broomy13449952broomy
brosy106115382br_osy
browny144510042browny
crony105918672cr_ony
irony85015902ir_ony
oniony9369702oniony
prion75119992prion_
prions84317782prions
priory114110262priory

Search took 4 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 Filter178691825510.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit82551323.08026802.3
3Display Results32320.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691323.48651259.6
 
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